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ardeidas

English translation: Ardeidae (family) / herons, egrets and bitterns

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Spanish term or phrase:ardeidas
English translation:Ardeidae (family) / herons, egrets and bitterns
Entered by: Nikki Graham

12:06 Feb 25, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Ornithology
Spanish term or phrase: ardeidas
Same phrase, tourist visit to the reservoir in Zamora; I think these are a type of birds:

En la ruta hay buenas vistas del embalse y de su extenso carrizal para la observación de aves acuáticas y ***ardeidas*** nidificantes.
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 17:21
Ardeidae (family) / herons
Explanation:
Hi, please see refs. They are not all herons, but you may be able to get away with saying herons. Does your text specify the exact bird species? Or maybe you could look it up.

Noun 1. family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/family Ardeidae

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-02-25 12:24:22 GMT)
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Ardeidae
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are named as egrets or bitterns.
http://www.123exp-life.com/t/01134139029/

Sorry, I realise I was not very explicit above. I meant if your text specifies they are only herons, perhaps you could use that or look up on the Internet which bird species are actually in this area to say herons and bitterns, for example, rather than using the scientific name Ardeidae, which may not suit your text.
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Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:21
Grading comment
Thanks to you all for your help. Again, I wish I could split the points!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2herons and related [nesting] birds
Muriel Vasconcellos
4Ardeidae (family) / herons
Nikki Graham
2egrets
Noni Gilbert Riley


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
herons and related [nesting] birds


Explanation:
herons and related birds

It's a familiy that includes herons, egrets, and bitterns.

Definitions of Ardeidae:

# herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

# The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardeidae



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: or nesting herons and related birds (or perh. nesting [aves acuáticas,] herons...)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Rachel. And thanks for the suggestions.
agree  Egmont
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ardeidae (family) / herons


Explanation:
Hi, please see refs. They are not all herons, but you may be able to get away with saying herons. Does your text specify the exact bird species? Or maybe you could look it up.

Noun 1. family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/family Ardeidae

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-02-25 12:24:22 GMT)
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Ardeidae
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are named as egrets or bitterns.
http://www.123exp-life.com/t/01134139029/

Sorry, I realise I was not very explicit above. I meant if your text specifies they are only herons, perhaps you could use that or look up on the Internet which bird species are actually in this area to say herons and bitterns, for example, rather than using the scientific name Ardeidae, which may not suit your text.


    Reference: http://www.mundofree.com/carferg/aves/ardrepro.htm
    Reference: http://www.mundofree.com/carferg/aves/ardeiber.htm
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to you all for your help. Again, I wish I could split the points!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
egrets


Explanation:
Off the top of my head - I know the word as egret, or at least I have heard egrets called ardeidas as well as garcetas... But can't check for you right now!
Don't know this partic reservoir, but Zamora is a bit north for egrets, so a bit lacking in confidence - hence the "low".

http://www.naturalezadigital.org/details.php?image_id=2319&s...

Come to think of it, wouldn't it be best simply to ask Harry Baillie?!

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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