crane
Egret
It could be the Gallinule.
Xenops is a bird. Xantus is a hummingbird.
Canary is a bird. Cassowary is a bird.
I'd check that "I" is definitely the fourth letter, because "egret" could be the answer.
A wading bird is any of a group of long-legged birds, such as cranes, herons or storks, which wade in shallow water in search of food.
Yes, there is a wading bird called the Bittern. Its from the Ardeidae family. Its from the Animalia kingdom. Its in the Aves class. They are short necked and secretive birds.
If the s here indicates a plural, then rails are wading birds that have a 5-letter name ending in s. (The word rail is obviously a 4-letter word.)
There are many African wading birds. It could be an Ibis or an Egret.
a loon
The name of the wading bird that fits that description is "Avocet."
crane
Egret
Phoenicopterus is another name for the wading bird, called the flamingo.
Phalarope
snipe