wading birds
Long-legged marsh dwellers
Wading birds are long-legged birds that feed in shallow water by walking through it—herons, egrets, ibises, storks, and similar species.
Their height keeps their bodies dry while they hunt for fish, frogs, and invertebrates.
The term is descriptive rather than taxonomic, grouping birds by behavior rather than evolutionary relationship.
- ibisesLong-billed wading birds
- heronsWading waterbirds with long necks
- great blue heronLarge wading bird, North America
- anhingaTropical American diving bird
- storksLarge migratory wading birds
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