Is the term "mizudori" used to describe the color of water (light blue) or is
it simply referred to as "water bird" or "waterfowl"? I've been doing some
research regarding this term. However, I mostly just came across "waterfowl".
However, some other media say it's basically a water color reflected from the
sky. Another site has a eye candy pigment called "mizudori green" referred to
as "bright blue-green" Is this true?
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Is the term "mizudori" a color?
The colour you're thinking about is [水色]{みずいろ} (light blue). This is a
different word altogether to [水鳥]{みずとり} (waterfowl).

There is no sense in [this J-J
dictionary](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%BF%E3%81%9A%E3%81%A8%E3%82%8A/)
that suggests that みずとり can refer to a colour.

> 水上または水辺で生活する鳥の総称。水禽 (すいきん) 。
>
> A general term for birds which live on the water or at the water's edge.
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