wading bird
noun
: any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long-legged birds (such as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food
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For example, one set of tracks estimated to be about 50 million years old tells the story of a small wading bird pausing near a lakeshore in central Oregon to search for food.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Matt Trevelyan walked 53 miles in total along a route called the Nidderdale Way—all while wearing a handmade outfit designed to look like a Eurasian curlew, the largest wading bird in Europe.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Discover the wading birds and other aquatic birds that live in Spruce Creek Park.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Alongside wading birds like the roseate spoonbill and striated heron, visitors can also look forward to their fair share of passerines, with potential appearances from the blue-gray tanager and scrub blackbird.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Matt Trevelyan walked 53 miles in total along a route called the Nidderdale Way—all while wearing a handmade outfit designed to look like a Eurasian curlew, the largest wading bird in Europe.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Discover the wading birds and other aquatic birds that live in Spruce Creek Park.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Alongside wading birds like the roseate spoonbill and striated heron, visitors can also look forward to their fair share of passerines, with potential appearances from the blue-gray tanager and scrub blackbird.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Wading bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wading%20bird. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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