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Photo: A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A western red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus kempi) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A pair of black-headed ducks (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A pair of black-headed ducks (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

The male is darker, while the female is brown.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Picture of a spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of Northern shovelers (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Northern shovelers (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Chestnut teal (Anas castanea) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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