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waterbird

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Noun1.waterbird - freshwater aquatic birdwaterbird - freshwater aquatic bird              
aquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds
screamer - gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call


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As climate change either freshens wetlands or drier weather makes them saltier, the distribution and availability of waterbird prey species may impact which waterbirds can use the wetlands and when.
By keeping water levels high in a region that is dry in summer, they (salt producers) have created zones that are extremely favourable for waterbirds and for their reproduction," he said.
NOT FOR THE BIRDS Waterbirds like swans and loons, an endangered species, ingest pebbles and small rocks on purpose.
 
 
 
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