News tagged with wading bird

Great snipe is the fastest migratory bird ever discovered

Apart from its long, elegant beak, the great snipe looks just like any other wading bird. But researchers have found that this ordinary-looking creature could well be the fastest bird on Earth – over ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

New water-depth evaluation system will aid Everglades research, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists discuss Everglades restoration, one phrase pops up again and again -- "getting the water right."

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boom in wood stork numbers sparks debate over endangered status

The wood stork, an ungainly duckling among the Everglades' elegant wading birds, has been breeding in numbers unseen in decades.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0