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The 22 pages that link to Wading bird, each with the reason it gives.

• ShorebirdNarrower topic: Shorebirds are commonly grouped among waders because many forage in shallow water and mud.

• CharadriiformesCompared with: The label fits many charadriiforms but excludes auks and many other members of the order.

• Tactile foragingRelated: Some detect prey movements through their bills while probing submerged mud.

• SandpiperRelated: Many sandpipers use long legs to forage across mudflats and shallow margins.

• Ground-dwelling birdCompared with: Its ground-like walking occurs mainly in wetlands, not on terrestrial foraging grounds.

• GruidaeNarrower topic: The crane's long legs suit wetland feeding, but wading birds do not form a single close-knit taxonomic group.

• HeronNarrower topic: Herons are among the best-known birds adapted for stalking prey in shallow water.

• AvocetNarrower topic: Avocets are waders adapted to feeding in shallow water.

• PloverNarrower topic: Plovers share wading habitats but usually forage on open ground rather than probing deeply.

• White storkNarrower topic: Its long legs and bill suit feeding across marshes and flooded fields.

• African sacred ibisNarrower topic: Its legs and feeding habits suit the shallow wetlands it commonly uses.

• CurlewRelated: Their legs let curlews search mud and shallow water for prey.

• LimpkinNarrower topic: The limpkin's long legs suit its shallow-water foraging.

• Little egretNarrower topic: The little egret’s legs and bill suit feeding along shorelines and wetlands.

• Marabou storkNarrower topic: Long legs let marabou storks move through shallow water as well as across dry ground.

• ShoebillNarrower topic: The shoebill hunts by standing and moving through shallow wetlands.

• Black storkNarrower topic: Its long legs suit the black stork to foraging along rivers and wetlands.

• GodwitRelated: Godwits wade through shallows and probe soft ground for prey.

• HamerkopNarrower topic: Its long legs and shallow-water feeding fit this broad ecological grouping.

• PresbyornisRelated: Its long legs suggest feeding while walking through shallow aquatic habitats.

• SunbitternNarrower topic: The sunbittern hunts small animals along water margins and in shallow streams.

• TringaRelated: Tringa species forage by wading through wetlands and shorelines.