shorebird
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- noun
- /ˈʃɔːrˌbɜrd/
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ave costera
- Sanderlings and other shorebirds compensate for these daytime disruptions by continuing to forage at night.
- shorebird species
- shorebirds, such as sanderlings
- migrating shorebirds
Examples
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Numerous shorebirds and seabirds appear here, including red knots and various gulls and terns.
Academic text (2010) -
Gradually, sanderlings, knots, piping plovers, and other shorebirds fly in from the south.
Academic text (1994) -
In 1986, when we began our shorebird studies in Florida, few people used the beaches at night.
Academic text (1994) -
Before we began our study, we knew that shorebirds occasionally feed at night during the winter, when days are short.
Academic text (1994) -
We have followed shorebirds day and night, on both temperate and tropical beaches.
Academic text (1994) -
For example, many of North America's shorebirds and waterfowl breed in the Arctic.
Academic text (2011) -
You should see plenty of shorebirds and waterfowl and, hopefully, the sunrise over the Wasatch Mountains.
Academic text (2005) -
Chick mortality is severe in many shorebirds, so we wondered whether the mortalities of male and female chicks may differ.
Academic text (2006) -
Migrating shorebirds that frequent Delaware often fly nonstop over the open Atlantic between North and South America.
Academic text (2010) -
During the spring migration, thousands of shorebirds gather along the coast to feed on the abundant food sources.
Synonyms
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A bird that walks in shallow water to feed on beaches and river mouths
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A bird with long legs that stands in shallow water to catch fish and insects
A bird that walks in shallow water at the sea edge to find food
How Aquatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shorebird combines the simple English words shore and bird, where shore means 'the edge of land by the sea'. So, a shorebird is a bird you find feeding and walking along the seashore and in shallow water.