aquatic bird
Duck or swan
An aquatic bird is any bird adapted to life in or around water.
The term covers swimmers like ducks and penguins, waders like herons and flamingos, and divers like cormorants.
Most have waterproof plumage and specialized feet—webbed for swimming or long-toed for walking on soft mud.
The lake attracts dozens of aquatic bird species during migration.
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- sea duckSaltwater-dwelling waterfowl
- ugly ducklingInitially unpromising eventual success
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
goose · pelican · heron · great blue heron · flamingo · egret · cormorant · loon · grebe · moorhen · coot · kingfisher · crane · stork · ibis · gull · seabird · puffin
locomotion/lifestyle
aquatic birdsongbird
Melodious perching avian
passerine · raptor · bird of prey · game bird
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