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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class) > Pelecaniformes (order) > Threskiornithidae (family) > Threskiornithinae (subfamily)
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Term for all members of the subfamily Threskiornithinae that do not have a spoonbill. They are medium-sized wading birds who inhabit shallow lagoons, lakes, bays, and marshes and use their slender, down-curved bills to feed on small fishes and soft mollusks.
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