noun
shorebirds; waders
Refers collectively to birds of the sandpiper and plover families (シギ科 and チドリ科), often used in ornithological contexts.
この干潟にはシギチドリ類が多く飛来する。
Many shorebirds visit this tidal flat.
シギチドリ類の識別は難しい。
Identifying shorebirds is difficult.
Specifically plovers; シギチドリ類 is the broader category including sandpipers.
Compound of シギ (sandpiper), チドリ (plover), and 類 (group, kind).