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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Angry shorebirds defending their nests have also attacked drones deployed by city officials to alert lifeguards to sharks and struggling swimmers.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Alamy Broome Bird Observatory, Australia With 50 species of shorebirds and more than 300 of the 800 bird species found in Australia, the Broome Bird Observatory is one of the best places to admire birds in Oceania.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
The 4,500-square-mile-sanctuary protects at-risk species such as shorebirds, whales, dolphins, sea turtles and sea otters.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
At times, the public has seen them only as a nuisance, hauling them away or killing them on sight – not understanding that their eggs, which migratory shorebirds eat, help the coastal ecosystem.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Alamy Broome Bird Observatory, Australia With 50 species of shorebirds and more than 300 of the 800 bird species found in Australia, the Broome Bird Observatory is one of the best places to admire birds in Oceania.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
The 4,500-square-mile-sanctuary protects at-risk species such as shorebirds, whales, dolphins, sea turtles and sea otters.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
At times, the public has seen them only as a nuisance, hauling them away or killing them on sight – not understanding that their eggs, which migratory shorebirds eat, help the coastal ecosystem.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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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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