wader

Synonyms:

wading bird

Types:

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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

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

Ciconia ciconia, white stork

the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill

Ciconia nigra, black stork

Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below

Leptoptilus dubius, adjutant, adjutant bird, adjutant stork

large Indian stork with a military gait

Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork, marabout

large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

openbill

stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

Jabiru mycteria, jabiru

large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, jabiru, saddlebill

large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle

Xenorhyncus asiaticus, black-necked stork, jabiru, policeman bird

large mostly white Australian stork

Mycteria americana, flinthead, wood ibis, wood stork

an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

Ibis ibis, wood ibis, wood stork

any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopica, sacred ibis

African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians

Platalea leucorodia, common spoonbill

pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa

Ajaia ajaja, roseate spoonbill

tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill

Ardea herodius, great blue heron

large American heron having bluish-grey plumage

Ardea occidentalis, great white heron

large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys

egret

any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

Egretta caerulea, little blue heron

small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere

night heron, night raven

nocturnal or crepuscular herons

Cochlearius cochlearius, boat-billed heron, boatbill, broadbill

tropical American heron related to night herons

bittern

relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane

rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

maori hen, weka, wood hen

flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

crake

any of several short-billed Old World rails

Notornis mantelli, notornis, takahe

flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

coot

slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

Otis tarda, great bustard

largest European land bird

Choriotis australis, plain turkey

popular Australian game bird

Turnix sylvatica, striped button quail

a variety of button quail having stripes

Brazilian trumpeter, Psophia crepitans

trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil

plover

any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

sandpiper

any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

Aphriza virgata, surfbird

sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America

woodcock

game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

snipe

Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

curlew

large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

godwit

large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird

long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Australian stilt, stilt

long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

avocet

long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

oyster catcher, oystercatcher

black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

phalarope

small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics

glareole, pratincole

Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers

courser

swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

Burhinus oedicnemus, stone curlew, thick-knee

large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint

Type of:

aquatic bird

wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water