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shore bird::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | limicoline bird, shorebird |
| Type of | wading bird, wader |
| Has types | avocet, burhinus oedicnemus, courser, curlew, glareole, godwit, himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, oyster catcher, oystercatcher, phalarope, plover, pratincole, sandpiper, snipe, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird, stone curlew, surfbird, thick-knee, woodcock, australian stilt, aphriza virgata |
Examples of shore bird
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Human recreational activities and shore-bird nesting peak at about the same time.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This legendary shore bird is renowned for undertaking transoceanic journeys.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Local bird groups say the islands are one of Sarasota County's top shore bird rookeries.
From the heraldtribune.com
A few steps later, she saw yellowlegs with their stiltlike legs, and sandpipers, a small shore bird.
From the timesunion.com
The original estimate was that 12 percent of the seashore would be closed for shore bird and turtle habitat.
From the newsobserver.com
Fairy terns are New Zealand's rarest shore bird.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Colorado has half the world's breeding population of mountain plovers, even though plovers are usually a shore bird.
From the denverpost.com
In 1809 Cuvier published a somewhat longer description, naming the animal, in which he refuted a hypothesis by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that it would have been a shore bird.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The inland marshes have been dryer than normal, so the shore bird population may be on the wetter areas where minnows and small fish are more readily on the menu.
From the stltoday.com
