garçais

English translation: rookeries or heronries

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Portuguese term or phrase:garçais
English translation:rookeries or heronries
Entered by: Maria Cristina Vasconcelos

18:09 Apr 8, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / aves
Portuguese term or phrase: garçais
No estuário é comumente avistada alimentando-se com outras garças nos baixios e lamaçais dos mangues. Vive em regiões de banhados e habitam os chamados “garçais”, locais onde descansam.
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 10:24
rookeries or heronries
Explanation:
"Great blue herons nest in colonies, often called rookeries or heronries. Heronries are usually in isolated spots away from potential disturbance and near suitable feeding areas."

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/heroncam/heron_facts.html

This is accurate for both egrets and herons.
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Jenna Porter-Jacek
United States
Local time: 06:24
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rookeries or heronries


Explanation:
"Great blue herons nest in colonies, often called rookeries or heronries. Heronries are usually in isolated spots away from potential disturbance and near suitable feeding areas."

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/heroncam/heron_facts.html

This is accurate for both egrets and herons.

Jenna Porter-Jacek
United States
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
OBRIGADA!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 mins
  -> Thank you! :)

agree  Paulinho Fonseca
7 mins
  -> Thank you! :)

agree  Nick Taylor: I'd pefer to keep rookeries for the rooks
2 hrs
  -> Thanks! :)

agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
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agree  suesimons: Heronries.
18 hrs
  -> Thanks :)

agree  R. Alex Jenkins
1 day 1 min
  -> Thanks :)
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