oiseau de rivage

Definitions of oiseau de rivage
  1. noun
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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    types:
    pluvier
    any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
    courlieu
    large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
    vanneau
    large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
    type of:
    échassier
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
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