aquatic bird

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water bird, waterbird, waterfowl

freshwater aquatic bird

swan

stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

wader, wading bird

any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

sea bird, seabird, seafowl

a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.

anseriform bird

chiefly web-footed swimming birds

coscoroba

large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans

cob

adult male swan

pen

female swan

cygnet

a young swan

Cygnus olor, mute swan

soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated

Cygnus cygnus, whooper, whooper swan

common Old World swan noted for its whooping call

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan

swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds

Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter, trumpeter swan

large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry

Cygnus atratus, black swan

large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill

screamer

gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call

stork

large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

Balaeniceps rex, shoebill, shoebird

large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

ibis

wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

spoonbill

wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon

flamingo

large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes

heron

grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

crane

large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

Aramus guarauna, courlan

wading bird of South America and Central America

Aramus pictus, limpkin

wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call

Cariama cristata, crested cariama, seriema

Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama

Chunga burmeisteri, chunga, seriema

Argentinian Cariama

rail

any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

Florida gallinule, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

North American dark bluish-grey gallinule

Gallinula chloropus, moorhen

black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes

purple gallinule

gallinules with showy purplish plumage

bustard

large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes

bustard quail, button quail, button-quail, hemipode

small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains

ortygan

any of several East Indian birds

Pedionomus torquatus, plain wanderer

small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains

trumpeter

large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated

limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

coastal diving bird

gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family

auk

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

puffin

any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills

gaviiform seabird

seabirds of the order Gaviiformes

podicipitiform seabird

aquatic birds related to the loons

pelecaniform seabird

large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet

sphenisciform seabird

flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins

oceanic bird, pelagic bird

bird of the open seas

Type of:

bird

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings