Florida Everglades Birds and Wildlife

Great Egret
(Casmerodius Albus)

• Family - Ardeidae
• Identification -Large white bird with yellow bill.
• Food - Frog, Fish, and Crawfish
• Nest -

Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)

• Family - Rallidae
• Identification - Black head and neck, redbill with yellow on the tip. In winter the bill turns brown with yellow on the tip. This bird is smaller and is rounder.
• Food - plants, insects
• Nest - This bird can be found often swimming, but has been spotted on golfcources and lawns. Nesting usually near water.

White Ibis
(Eudocimus albus)

• Family - Threkiernithidae
• Identification - White bird with pink facial markings. When breeding, the bill, face, and legs turn scarlet.
• Food - cryafish, tadpoles, fish
• Nest -

Moorhen ~ Reddish Egret

Great Egret
(Casmerodius Albus)

Photographs provided by
Patti Bailey and Crystal Foster
of Cyber Island/Marco Island Florida

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