wading bird

基本解释

The extremely salty, alkali lake holds little life, but its waters are a favorite spot for wading birds.
其味极咸，碱湖保存了湖中的小生命，但其水域仍为涉水鸟所喜欢的地方。
They say ducks, swans, geese and other wading birds cannot afford to waste energy that they cannot readily replace.
他们认为，鸭子、天鹅、鹅还有其他涉水禽类不能再因人类干扰而浪费维生所必需的能量了，在这种天气情况下，它们所消耗的能量很难得到补充。
Any of several wading birds of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, having mottled, brownish plumage and a deep, booming cry in the male.
麻鸠，小鹭一种麻属和粘豆象属的涉水禽鸟，有斑驳的褐色羽毛，其雄鸟有。

Visitors using canoes or airboats are likely to see large groups of wading birds like the wood stork or great blue heron.
Populations of wading birds have been reduced by ninety percent.