shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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Beilke said killdeer are a type of shorebird considered close relatives to the endangered piping plovers best known in Chicago for their appearances on Montrose Beach.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Beilke said killdeer are a type of shorebird considered close relatives to the endangered piping plovers best known in Chicago for their appearances on Montrose Beach.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, there are fewer places for shorebirds like piping plovers and least terns to nest.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Their prey includes pigeons, ducks, shorebirds and starlings — fast, agile fliers that are capable of making sudden evasive turns.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Beilke said killdeer are a type of shorebird considered close relatives to the endangered piping plovers best known in Chicago for their appearances on Montrose Beach.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, there are fewer places for shorebirds like piping plovers and least terns to nest.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Their prey includes pigeons, ducks, shorebirds and starlings — fast, agile fliers that are capable of making sudden evasive turns.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshō(ə)r-ˌbərd
ˈshȯ(ə)r-
: any of a group of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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