what is the difference between a white heron and an egret?
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Herons curve their necks into an “S” shape and when they are flying they pull them totally back, while cranes necks' stick straight out. ... Great egrets have black legs while white-phase great blue herons have much lighter legs. Herons also have slightly heavier beaks and “shaggier” feathers on their breast.
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The main differences between Swifts and Swallows are as follows: Swifts are usually black and white (or grey) in colour, whereas swallows usually have some blue iridescence (particularly on their wings and backs) and often have russet colouration on the heads, throats or rumps.
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White Perch are a totally different species of fish all together (no matter where you are from). Crappie have black blotches on them and have a larger girth. White perch are more slender & sliver.
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Answer has 25 votes. Scientifically speaking they are the same bird. Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae, which includes about 310 species. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills (and in some species, these bills feature fleshy ceres).
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Both dove and pigeon refer to the 308 species of birds from the Columbidae family, Sweet says. There's no difference between a pigeon and a dove in scientific nomenclature, but colloquial English tends to categorize them by size.
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The difference between aves and mammals are as follows: (a) Aves have their body covered in feathers while the bodies of mammals are covered with hair. (b) Aves lay eggs while mammals give birth to young ones. (c) The mammary glands are absent in aves while mammals have mammary glands.
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There is no strict division between pigeons and doves, which share certain features. ... The wild rock dove has long been domesticated and 'escaped' to live wild as the familiar town pigeon. There are many species all over the world.
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Dragons have a longer body and throat than drakes. Wyverns are four-limb creatures (one pair of legs and one pair of wings), drakes are six-limb creatures just like the dragon (one pair of wings and two pair of legs). ... Wyrms are very slim when conferring to dragons, drakes and wyverns, but they are also very long.
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More often both the birds are confused with each other because they share same features like thick and round bodies, short necks, and thin beaks, but in ornithology, pigeon is said to be larger in size and dove are comparatively smaller. “Rock Doves” and “city doves” are the scientific terms used for pigeons.
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The first difference you'll notice is the legs; dragons have four legs, while Wyvern only have two. ... Wyverns have limited powers, and they are much smaller than ancient dragons. However, don't be fooled; a Wyvern is dangerous in its own way. The Wyvern is swift, due to its smaller size.
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Migration. Partial migrant. Great Blue Herons generally move away from the northern edge of their breeding range in winter, with some flying as far south as the Caribbean.
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The greater roadrunner is not such a bird: Males and females look extremely similar. Both are roughly the same size, reaching about 23 inches from bill to tail, and both sport the same mottled brown and white plumage.
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It has white stripes on its sides. It has long chicken-like toes that help it walk on the top of floating vegetation and the mud. Males and females are similar, but males are a little larger.
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Sexing Geese It's not always easy to tell the difference in young birds. The gander is generally larger than the goose. He usually has a bigger head and neck. Depending on the breed, the gander is often a lighter shade than the goose.
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White birds (doves, egrets, etc.) Like black birds, white birds are often associated with ghosts, holy spirits, and the afterlife. Doves are seen by many as symbols of peace or faith.
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Wood Stork Wood Storks fly their long legs trailing behind them, unlike the short-legged pelican. The black trailing edge of the wing comes all the way to the body in Wood Storks, whereas American White Pelicans have a white gap on the wing (the tertials) before the black trailing edge begins.
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At any age, the male and female pelicans are extraordinarily hard to tell apart; the only difference is that the beak of the male is slightly longer. ... If breeding and nesting, both male and female Brown Pelicans will have yellow head feathers.