Not really - not all "waders" wade - some are much happier inland. Banded
Lapwings and Inland Dotterels are two examples that spring to mind that
rarely get their toes wet! The grouping into "families" is done on lots of
characteristics, not just the habitat and "Shorebirds" is generally taken to
mean a specific scientific group. One could argue that a Silver Gull is a
shorebird as you find it at the seaside, but it does not fit in the relevant
scientific group so I expect it will not be in your book.
On 17/01/2008, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> I just bought "Shorebirds of Australia", and was surprised to see that it
> covers Plains-wanderer. I can understand their explanation that it's
> closely related to other shorebirds, but if it doesn't look or act like one,
> why include it?
>
> I've never seen one, and only know what I've read about them. Does it
> seem odd to include them?
>
> Peter Shute
> www.birding-aus.org
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