long-billed
Having lengthy beak
Long-billed describes birds and other animals with elongated beaks or snouts, typically adapted for specialized feeding behaviors like probing mud, sand, or flowers.
The term appears most often in species names—the long-billed curlew, long-billed dowitcher, or long-billed corella—where bill length is a distinguishing characteristic from related species.
The long-billed marsh wren was spotted near the reeds.
Shorebird with downcurved bill
- ibisWading bird, curved bill
- snipeHidden-position shooting
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- whimbrelMedium-sized migratory shorebird
godwit · sandpiper · woodcock · thrasher · hummingbird · stork · heron · spoonbill
Exposed shore sediment
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- shorelineLand-water boundary
tidal flat · mangrove · sandbar · riverbank · lagoon · swamp · coastal · aquatic
Horny avian mouthpart
Thoroughly investigating something
- nectar-feedingConsuming floral sweet secretions
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- tactileOf the touching sense
- siftingSeparating by particle size
plunging · gleaning · extracting · piercing · reaching · specialized · substrate · invertebrates
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
- field guidePortable species identification manual
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
migration · flyway · twitching · ornithologist · spotting scope · checklist · life list
curlew
Shorebird with downcurved bill
whimbrel · godwit · sandpiper · woodcock · thrasher · hummingbird · stork · heron · spoonbill · avocet
mudflat
Exposed shore sediment
shoreline · tidal flat · mangrove · sandbar · riverbank · lagoon · swamp · coastal · aquatic · intertidal
beak
Horny avian mouthpart
elongated · slender · tapered · serrated · keratin · nostril · grooved
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
- nectar-feedingConsuming floral sweet secretions
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- tactileOf the touching sense
sifting · plunging · gleaning · extracting · piercing · reaching · specialized · substrate · invertebrates · larvae
binoculars
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
- field guidePortable species identification manual
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
plumage · migration · flyway · twitching · ornithologist · spotting scope · checklist · life list