Birds of North America

Wading Birds

Ardeidae, Ciconiidae, Phoenicopteridae & Threskiornitidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Wading Birds

Wading birds and Florida wading birds are synonymous, for all the wading birds in North America and can be found or have been seen in the state of Florida. These birds have a preference for marshes, swamps, mud flats and shallow bodies of water and Florida has all of this and more.

Below is a list of types of Waders, with pictures of some of them, these are Herons, Egrets, Flamingos, Ibises, Night-Herons, Spoonbill and Storks. All of these bird types can be seen among the wetlands or close to them.

Below is a list of each bird type and the number of species in each bird family that are more likely to be regarded as Waders. Images of some of these birds can be seen further down;

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