sandpipers
Small wading birds
Sandpipers are small to medium-sized shorebirds with long bills and legs, typically seen probing wet sand or mud for invertebrates.
They're known for their quick, teetering movements along beaches and tidal flats.
The family includes numerous species—some called sandpipers specifically, others known as godwits, curlews, or snipes.
A flock of sandpipers scattered as the wave rolled in.
Coastal bird species
- waderShallow-water walker
- ploverCompact coastal wading bird
- dunlinSmall coastal sandpiper
- curlewShorebird with downcurved bill
snipe · godwit · yellowlegs · sanderling · killdeer · stint · knot · turnstone
Thoroughly investigating something
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- peckingJabbing with beak
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
migrating · flocking · nesting · scrape · preening · teetering · camouflage · breeding
Exposed shore sediment
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
marsh · beach · sandbar · intertidal · lagoon · coast · mangrove · delta
Established bird migration path
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- winteringPassing the cold season
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
long-distance · coastal · flock · banding · staging · overwinter · migratory · conservation
shorebird
Coastal bird species
curlew · snipe · godwit · yellowlegs · sanderling · killdeer · stint · knot · turnstone · oystercatcher
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
bobbing · migrating · flocking · nesting · scrape · preening · teetering · camouflage · breeding · feeding
mudflat
Exposed shore sediment
wetland · marsh · beach · sandbar · intertidal · lagoon · coast · mangrove · delta · saltmarsh
flyway
Established bird migration path
breeding grounds · long-distance · coastal · flock · banding · staging · overwinter · migratory · conservation · population decline
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- beach soundswaves, crashing waves, wave crash, surf, seagulls
- beach thingsbeach, waves, towel, sunscreen, seashells
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, Pacific beaches, kelp
- Estuary Wildlifeblue crab, osprey, great blue heron, striped bass, oyster
- shorebirdsplover, plovers, curlew, curlews, snipe
sandpipersalbatrosses
Largest flying ocean birds
gulls · terns · pelicans · cormorants · frigatebirds
sandpipersgannets
Large plunge-diving seabirds
petrels · puffins · auks · diving ducks