#wading_bird__wader any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
supertype: #aquatic_bird__aquaticbird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
subtype: #stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
subtype: #white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
subtype: #black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
subtype: #adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius large Indian stork with a military gait
subtype: #marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
subtype: #openbill stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
subtype: #jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
subtype: #saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
subtype: #policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus large mostly white Australian stork
subtype: #Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
subtype: #shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
subtype: #ibis wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
subtype: #wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis Old World wood ibis
subtype: #sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
subtype: #spoonbill wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
subtype: #common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
subtype: #roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
subtype: #flamingo large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
subtype: #heron gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
subtype: #great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
subtype: #Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
subtype: #egret any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
subtype: #snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula small New World egret
subtype: #little_egret__Egretta_garzetta Old World egret
subtype: #great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
subtype: #American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus
subtype: #cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
subtype: #little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
subtype: #night_heron__nightheron__night_raven__nightraven nocturnal or crepuscular herons
subtype: #black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax night heron of both Old and New Worlds
subtype: #yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea North American night heron
subtype: #boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius tropical American heron related to night herons
subtype: #bittern relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
subtype: #American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus a kind of bittern
subtype: #European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris a kind of bittern
subtype: #least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis small American bittern
subtype: #crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
subtype: #whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
subtype: #courlan__Aramus_guarauna wading bird of South and Central America
subtype: #limpkin__Aramus_pictus wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
subtype: #crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
subtype: #chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri Argentinian cariama
subtype: #rail.wading_bird any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
subtype: #weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
subtype: #crake any of several short-billed Old World rails
subtype: #corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
subtype: #spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
subtype: #notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
subtype: #coot slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
subtype: #American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana North American coot
subtype: #Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra Eurasian coot
subtype: #bustard large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
subtype: #great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda largest European land bird
subtype: #plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis popular Australian game bird
subtype: #button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
subtype: #striped_button_quail__Turnix_sylvatica a variety of button quail having stripes
subtype: #ortygan any of several East Indian birds
subtype: #plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
subtype: #trumpeter large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
subtype: #Brazilian_trumpeter__Psophia_crepitans trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
subtype: #shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
subtype: #plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
subtype: #piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus small plover of eastern North America
subtype: #killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
subtype: #dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
subtype: #golden_plover plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
subtype: #lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
subtype: #turnstone migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
subtype: #ruddy_turnstone__ruddyturnstone__Arenaria_interpres common arctic turnstone that winters south to South America and Australia
subtype: #black_turnstone__blackturnstone__Arenaria-Melanocephala common turnstone of North American Pacific coast
subtype: #sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
subtype: #European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos a variety of sandpiper
subtype: #spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia common North American sandpiper
subtype: #least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla smallest American sandpiper
subtype: #red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
subtype: #greenshank__Tringa_nebularia large European sandpiper with greenish legs
subtype: #redshank__Tringa_totanus a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
subtype: #yellowlegs either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
subtype: #greater_yellowlegs__Tringa_melanoleuca a variety of yellowlegs
subtype: #lesser_yellowlegs__Tringa_flavipes a variety of yellowlegs
subtype: #pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
subtype: #grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
subtype: #curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
subtype: #sanderling__Crocethia_alba small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
subtype: #upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
subtype: #Philomachus_pugnax__ruff common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
subtype: #reeve female ruff
subtype: #tattler any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
subtype: #Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus tattler of Pacific coastal regions
subtype: #willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts
subtype: #surfbird__Aphriza_virgata sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America
subtype: #woodcock game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
subtype: #Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
subtype: #American_woodcock__woodcock_snipe__Philohela_minor small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird
subtype: #snipe Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
subtype: #whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
subtype: #Wilson's_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago_delicata American snipe
subtype: #great_snipe__greatsnipe__woodcock_snipe__Gallinago_media Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
subtype: #jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima a small short-billed Old World snipe
subtype: #dowitcher shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
subtype: #Limnodromus_griseus__grayback a dowitcher with a gray back
subtype: #red-breasted_snipe__Limnodromus_scolopaceus a dowitcher with a red breast
subtype: #curlew large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
subtype: #European_curlew__Numenius_arquata common Eurasian curlew
subtype: #Eskimo_curlew__Numenius_borealis New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
subtype: #godwit large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
subtype: #Hudsonian_godwit__Limosa_haemastica New World godwit
subtype: #Himantopus_stilt__stilt__stiltbird__longlegs__stilt_plover__stiltplover long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
subtype: #black-necked_stilt__Himantopus_mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
subtype: #black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
subtype: #white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
subtype: #kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
subtype: #Australian_stilt__stilt long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
subtype: #banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
subtype: #avocet long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
subtype: #oystercatcher__oyster_catcher black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
subtype: #phalarope small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics
subtype: #red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
subtype: #northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
subtype: #Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor breeds on the northern great plains of Canada
subtype: #pratincole__glareole Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
subtype: #courser swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
subtype: #cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
subtype: #crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
subtype: #stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
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