Phalarope
a loon
Egret
crane
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.
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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.)
Ibis Egret Plover Flamingo Heron Sora
There are many African wading birds. It could be an Ibis or an Egret.
American Bittern
There are very few Australian animals beginning with 'i'. There are no iguanas native to Australia, but there are a couple of Australian animals beginning with 'i'.irukandji (a deadly jellyfish)ibis (a wading bird)
Phoenicopterus is another name for the wading bird, called the flamingo.
I'd check that "I" is definitely the fourth letter, because "egret" could be the answer.