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Common Birds of Lake Merritt

A few of the more common birds you're likely to see in and around the lake. Still a work in progress.

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Taxonomy
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- Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Order Pelecaniformes
  - 5 Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Family Ardeidae
  - 1 Pelicans Family Pelecanidae

American White Pelican ¹
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Snowy Egret ²
Egretta thula

Great Egret ³
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ³
Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night-Heron ⁴
Nycticorax nycticorax

Green Heron ⁵
Butorides virescens

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