Black-and-white shorebird (6)
I believe the answer is:
avocet
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">black-and-white shorebird</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for avocet that I've seen before include "Might it sing" , "Wading bird with long bill" , "RSPB emblem" , "Long-legged wading bird with upward-curving bill" , "ornithological specimen" .)