Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to shorebirds.
Definitions
shorebirdnoun
Any of numerous wading birds of the order Charadriiformes (such as sandpipers, plovers, and snipes) that typically inhabit coastal shores, mudflats, and wetlands.
Migrating shorebirds stop at the estuary to feed on invertebrates.
shorebirdadjective
Relating to or characteristic of shorebirds.
The researchers conducted shorebird counts during the breeding season.