Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Everglades National Park' has mentioned 'Birds' in the following places:
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[7] The park is the most significant breeding ground for tropical wading birds in North America and contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere. | WIKI |
[8] Thirty-six threatened or protected species inhabit the park, including the Florida panther, the American crocodile, and the West Indian manatee, along with 350xc2xa0species of birds, 300xc2xa0species of fresh and saltwater fish, 40xc2xa0species of mammals, and 50xc2xa0species of reptiles. | WIKI |
Plants began to migrate, subtropical ones from the northern part of Florida, and tropicals carried as seeds by birds from islands in the Caribbean. | WIKI |
Excellent feeding locations for birds, sloughs in the Everglades attract a great variety of waders such as herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills (Platalea ajaja), ibises and brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), as well as limpkins (Aramus guarauna) and snail kites that eat apple snails, which in turn feed on the sawgrass. | WIKI |
The sloughs' availability of fish, amphibians, and young birds attract a variety of freshwater turtles, alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti), and eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus). | WIKI |
Birds such as barred owls (Strix varia), woodpeckers, northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), and southern bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus) nest in hammock trees. | WIKI |
[35] Tall cypress trees provide excellent nesting areas for birds including wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), ibis, herons, egrets, anhingas (Anhinga anhinga), and belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). | WIKI |
Within the Florida mangrove systems live 220xc2xa0species of fish, and a variety of crabs, crayfish, shrimp, mollusks, and other invertebrates, which serve as the main source of food for many birds. | WIKI |
[40] Dozens of bird species use mangroves as nurseries and food stores, including pelicans, grebes, tricolored herons (Egretta tricolor), gulls, terns, hawks and kites, and arboreal birds like mangrove cuckoos (Coccyzus minor), yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia), and white-crowned pigeons (Patagioenas leucocephala). | WIKI |
Pelicans, shorebirds, terns, and black skimmers (Rynchops niger) are among the birds frequenting park shorelines. | WIKI |
[48] Wading birds such as roseate spoonbills (Platalea ajaja), reddish egrets (Egretta rufescens), and great white herons (Ardea herodias occidentalis) have unique subpopulations that are largely restricted to Florida Bay. | WIKI |
Alligators, birds, frogs, and fish were hunted on a large scale. | WIKI |
Entire rookeries of wading birds were shot to collect their plumes, which were used in women's hats in the early 20th century. | WIKI |
Starting at the Royal Palm Visitor Center, the Anhinga Trail is a half-mile self-guided tour through a sawgrass marsh where visitors can see alligators, marsh and wading birds, turtles, and bromeliads. | WIKI |
Christian Point Trail, Snake Bight Trail, Rowdy Bend Trail and Coastal Prairie Trail allow viewing of shorebirds and wading birds among the mangroves. | WIKI |
[108] It has great biodiversity and many species of birds for bird watching and bird photography also. | WIKI |
Populations of wading birds dwindled 90xc2xa0percent from their original numbers between the 1940s and 2000s. | WIKI |
Low levels of water leave fish vulnerable to reptiles and birds, and as sawgrass dries it can burn or die off, which in turn kills apple snails and other animals that wading birds feed upon. | WIKI |
[102] Populations of birds fluctuate; in 2009, the South Florida Water Management District claimed wading birds across South Florida increased by 335xc2xa0percent. | WIKI |
[113] Following three years of increasing numbers, The Miami Herald reported in 2009 that populations of wading birds within the park decreased by 29xc2xa0percent. | WIKI |
[125] In 1981 6,656 Cape Sable seaside sparrows were reported in park boundaries, but surveys over 10 years documented a decline to an estimated 2,624 birds by 2002. | WIKI |
There is some evidence that the population may be increasing, but the loss of habitat and food sources keep the estimated number of these birds at several hundred. | WIKI |
Approximately 26xc2xa0percent of all fish, reptiles, birds, and mammal species in South Florida are exoticxe2x80x94more than in any other part of the U.S.xe2x80x94and the region hosts one of the highest numbers of exotic plant species in the world. | WIKI |
It contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie and the most significant breeding ground for wading birds in North America. | UNESCO |
The exceptional variety of its water habitats has made it a sanctuary for a large number of birds and reptiles and it provides refuge for over 20 rare, endangered, and threatened species. | UNESCO |
It provides important foraging and breeding habitat for more than 400 species of birds, includes the most significant breeding grounds for wading birds in North America and is a major corridor for migration. | UNESCO |