ave zancuda

Definitions of ave zancuda
  1. noun
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
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    cigüeña
    large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
    ibis
    wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
    espátula
    wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
    flamenco
    large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
    airón, garza, martinete
    grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
    avutarda
    large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
    limícola
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
    marabú
    large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
    jabirú, yabirú
    large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
    ibis sagrado
    African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
    garceta
    any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
    avetoro
    relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
    focha, focha común, foja, gallineta
    slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
    chorlitejo, chorlito
    any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
    becada, chocha, chochaperdiz, gallineta
    game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
    agachadiza, rayuelo
    Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
    zarapito, zarapito real
    large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
    aguja
    large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
    avoceta
    long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
    ostrero
    black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
    alcaraván
    large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
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    ave acuática
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
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