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A wading bird found in warm climates.

Avocet

A wading bird found in warm climates.

The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wading bird in the Scolopacidae family of waders.

Dunlin

The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wading bird in the Scolopacidae family of waders.

The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large wading bird of the Ardeidae family of herons.

Great Egret

The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large wading bird of the Ardeidae family of herons.

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae. They are found in both the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere, but are more numerous in the former. There are four species in the Americas while two exist in the Old World. Two species, the Andean and the James's Flamingo, are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus instead of Phoenicopterus.

Flamingo

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae. They…

The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large wading bird in the Phoenicopteridae family of flamingoes.

American Flamingo

The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large wading bird in the Phoenicopteridae family of…

"Phoinikopteros ruber. American Red Flamingo. Adult: Plumage scarlet, the primaries and most of the secondaries black. Legs lake-red. Bill black on the terminal part, orange in the middle, the base and bare skin of head yellow." Elliot Coues, 1884

American Flamingo

"Phoinikopteros ruber. American Red Flamingo. Adult: Plumage scarlet, the primaries and most of the…

"Scopus umbretta, the Hammerhead, of Madagascar and a large part of the Ethiopian Range, is purplish-brown, with black tail-bars, wider towards the tip; the head exhibits a thick erectile crest, generally carried horizontally; the bill is black and the feet are brownish." A. H. Evans, 1900

Hammerhead Standing Near Water

"Scopus umbretta, the Hammerhead, of Madagascar and a large part of the Ethiopian Range, is purplish-brown,…

The Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a wading bird in the Scopidae family named for the shape of its crest and beak.

Hammerkop

The Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a wading bird in the Scopidae family named for the shape of its crest…

The head and leg of the heron, a bird in the Ardeidae family of wading birds.

Heron Head and Leg

The head and leg of the heron, a bird in the Ardeidae family of wading birds.

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small wading bird in the Ardeidae family of herons, and is native to North and Central America.

Green Heron

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small wading bird in the Ardeidae family of herons, and is…

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a large wading bird of the heron family.

Grey Heron

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a large wading bird of the heron family.

"The Jacana is a wading bird; a genus of grallatores. They are very light birds; and the wide surface over which their toes extend enables them the more easily to procure their food, consisting of worms, small fishes, and insects, by walking on the leaves of aquatic plants which float on the water. Various species of the jacana are spread over the tropical regions."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Jacana

"The Jacana is a wading bird; a genus of grallatores. They are very light birds; and the wide surface…

Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. They are known to dive in lakes looking for fish ok Carol. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species. Plovers are found throughout the world, and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipe do.

Plover

Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. They…

"Sandpiper is a popular name for several wading birds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Fighting Sandpiper

"Sandpiper is a popular name for several wading birds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

The pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (or Actodromas maculata) is a small wading bird of the Scolopacidae family.

Pectoral Sandpiper

The pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (or Actodromas maculata) is a small wading bird of the Scolopacidae…

The Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) is a bird in Scolopacidae family of waders.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

The Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) is a bird in Scolopacidae family of waders.

The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is a small wading bird in the Scolopacidae family of waders.

Spoon-Billed

The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is a small wading bird in the Scolopacidae family…

The snipe is a wading bird from the family Scolopacidae characterized by a long slender bill.

Snipe

The snipe is a wading bird from the family Scolopacidae characterized by a long slender bill.

North American wading bird.

Spoonbill

North American wading bird.

"Platalea leucorodia, the Spoonbill, has white plumage, with bare lores, orbits, and throat, and a fine nuchal crest in the breeding season, the fore-neck being tinged with buff. P. leucorodia has yellow naked areas, black feet and bill, with yellow bars and tip to the latter." A. H. Evans, 1900

Spoonbill Standing on One Leg

"Platalea leucorodia, the Spoonbill, has white plumage, with bare lores, orbits, and throat, and a fine…

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading bird in the stork family (Ciconiidae).

White Stork

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading bird in the stork family (Ciconiidae).

The Woodcock from Thomas Bewick's wood engraving in 'The Water Birds.'

Woodcock

The Woodcock from Thomas Bewick's wood engraving in 'The Water Birds.'

"Scolopas rusticula, the well known Woodcock, brown, grey, and buff in color, with blackish vermiculations and blotches above and bars below, has two transverse buff stripes on the black hind-crown. It inhabits Northern and Central Europe and Asia-with Atlantic Islands and Japan." A. H. Evans, 1900

Woodcock

"Scolopas rusticula, the well known Woodcock, brown, grey, and buff in color, with blackish vermiculations…