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I love watching shorebirds on our trips to the coast. Their diversity and distinctive features make them excellent subjects for crossword puzzles. Below is a list of shore bird crossword clues to help you out on your next crossword puzzle!

background image of crossword puzzle with graphic of gull

Three-Letter Shorebird Crossword Clues

  • “Tiny wader with a quick step”: Dun

Four-Letter Clues

  • “Small, swift shore forager”: Tern
  • “Long-billed mud prober”: Snip
  • “Marshland skulker, cousin to the rail”: Sora

Five-Letter Clues

  • “Long-legged wader with a penchant for shallow waters”: Stilt
  • “Diving bird with lobed toes, adept in underwater hunting”: Grebe
  • “Tall, elegant wader with a trumpeting call”: Crane

Six-Letter Clues

  • “Curved-bill wader, often in flocks”: Curlew
  • “Sleek, diving coastal bird”: Gannet
  • “Beach sprinter with a broken wing act”: Plover
  • “Elegant, long-legged fisher”: Avocet
  • “Shorebird known for its piercing calls and bold wing pattern”: Willet
  • “Small, ubiquitous shorebird with a distinctive winter coat”: Dunlin

Seven-Letter Clues

  • “Large pouch-bearer and expert fisher”: Pelican
  • “Snakebird often seen drying its wings”: Anhinga

Eight-Letter Clues

  • “Strikingly patterned wader”: Killdeer
  • “Nocturnal, coast-hugging flyer”: Whimbrel
  • “Stilt-legged bird”: Flamingo
  • “Duck known for its large, spatulate bill”: Shoveler

Nine-Letter Clues

  • “Migratory wader with a sharp bill”: Sandpiper
  • “Long-legged bird with a distinct upward curve to its bill”: Spoonbill

Ten-Letter Clues

  • “Marshland bird with an echoing cry”: Greenshank
  • “Beachcomber with a snowy plumage”: Sanderling

More Than Ten Letters

  • “Distinctive black and white wader with elongated legs”: Black-necked Stilt
  • “Iconic, large-eyed nocturnal shorebird”: Stone-curlew
  • “Shoreline bird with a haunting call”: Oystercatcher
  • “Rare, loud-voiced wader with striking white plumage”: Whooping Crane
  • “Migrant with a captivating dance and call”: Sandhill Crane
  • “Pirate of the skies with a striking red throat”: Frigatebird

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