is a specific kind of: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird.

is a broader term that covers: Actitis hypoleucos, European sandpiper | Actitis macularia, spotted sandpiper | Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper, stint | dunlin, Erolia alpina, red-backed sandpiper | greenshank, Tringa nebularia | redshank, Tringa totanus | yellowlegs | Calidris melanotos, jacksnipe, pectoral sandpiper | Calidris canutus, grayback, greyback, knot | Calidris Ferruginea, curlew sandpiper | Crocethia alba, sanderling | Bartramia longicauda, Bartramian sandpiper, upland plover, upland sandpiper | Philomachus pugnax, ruff | tattler ... show more.

is a member of: family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae.