Definition of "water-bird" [water-bird]

• In ornithology, an aquatic as distinguished from a terrestrial or aërial bird; in the plural, the grallatorial and natatorial or wading and swimming birds, collectively distinguished from land-birds. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Loss of breeding area habitat projected by two different general circulation models for arctic water-bird species, and their globally threatened status (based on [29])."
• "For two of the three water-bird species that are considered globally threatened, namely the red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) and the spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus), 67 and 57% of their current breeding range is projected to change from tundra to forest, respectively (Table 7.7)."
• "Vegetation models [26] combined with maps of water-bird distributions show a large variation in the impact of projected vegetation changes on 25 selected species [27]."