シギチ

noun

shorebirds; waders

Abbreviation of シギチドリ類, used mainly among birdwatchers and in field guides. Refers especially to sandpipers and plovers.

See also: シギチドリ類

• 干ひ潟がたでシギチの群むれを観かん察さつした。

  We observed a flock of shorebirds on the tidal flat.

• この図ず鑑かんはシギチの識しき別べつに役やく立だつ。

  This field guide is useful for identifying shorebirds.