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Bitterns
Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
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Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
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| Word | Definition |
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| botaurus | a genus of bitterns, a group of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. |
| genus botaurusnoun | bitterns |
| genus ixobrychusnoun | bitterns |
| ixobrychusnoun | bitterns |
| lapwingsnoun | Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. |
| avocetsnoun | Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. |
| curlewsnoun | Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills. |
| redshanknoun | Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs. |
| skylarksnoun | A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air. |
| kingfishersnoun | Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish. |
| marsh harriernoun | A raptor in species Circus aeruginosus, which inhabits swampy ground. |
| greenshanknoun | A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia. |
| razorbillsnoun | A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic. |
| dickcisselnoun | The American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana). |
| oystercatchersnoun | Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish. |
| bobolinksnoun | An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch. |
| dunlinnoun | A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint. |
| corncrakesnoun | A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter. |
| lesser yellowlegsnoun | A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs (Tringa flavipes). |
| stone curlewnoun | Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae. |
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