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- Bostrychia rara
Identification
47cm.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forested streams and wooded swamps, always above or near water.
Behaviour
The same trees are used for roost sites all year-round. It builds a circular platform nest, about 30cm across, and 2 eggs are laid.
The diet includes aquatic snails, worms, beetles, larvae and grubs, which it probes for in muddy banks and swamps.
