noun. Any of various birds that frequent the shores of coastal or inland waters, such as a sandpiper, plover, or snipe.

noun. A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

noun. any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

"The term shorebird is applied to a group of long-legged, slender-billed, and usually plainly colored birds belonging to the order Limicolae."

wader  wading bird  

aphriza virgata  australian stilt  avocet  burhinus oedicnemus  courser