How many shorebirds can you name? Put your shorebird identification skills to the test with this fun photo quiz.
Quiz: How Many Shorebirds Can You Identify?
Most birdwatchers can identify common backyard birds. But you’re not alone if shorebirds trip you up. How many of these waders can you identify? Put your shorebird identification skills to the test with this quiz.
Quiz: How many female birds can you identify?
1. Small Threatened Shorebird
Answer: Piping Plover
Look for plover birds both on (and off) the shore.
2. The Loner of the Group
Answer: Solitary Sandpiper
3. Beachcomber With a Bright Bill
Answer: American Oystercatcher
4. Secretive Swamp Bird
Answer: Wilson’s Snipe
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5. Patterned Plumage
Answer: Spotted Sandpiper
6. Coastal Shorebird
Answer: Willet
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7. Rosy Pink Legs
Answer: Black-necked Stilt
8. The Ground-Nester
Answer: Killdeer
Here’s everything you need to know about a killdeer bird.
9. Long-Distance Migrant
Answer: Dunlin
10. Graceful and Elegant
Answer: American Avocet
11. Songbird Sized Shorebird
Answer: Semipalmated Plover
12. Long and Lanky
Answer: Lesser Yellowlegs
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