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Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Phegornis mitchellii (Fraser, 1845)
Phegornis mitchellii, the diademed sandpiper-plover, is a small Andean wader wit…
Shore Plover
Thinornis novaeseelandiae (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Thinornis novaeseelandiae, the shore plover, is a small New Zealand shorebird th…
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus (Vieillot, 1818)
Thinornis cucullatus, the hooded plover, is a non-migratory Australian plover th…
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758
Charadrius morinellus is a small migratory plover with distinct plumage traits a…
Inland Dotterel
Peltohyas australis (Gould, 1841)
The inland dotterel Peltohyas australis is a medium-sized Australian arid-zone p…
Pied Plover
Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)
Hoploxypterus cayanus (the pied plover) is a medium-sized South American wader w…
Rufous-chested Dotterel
Charadrius modestus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823
The rufous-chested dotterel is a small shorebird with plumage that varies by age…
Great Stone-curlew
Esacus recurvirostris (Cuvier, 1829)
Esacus recurvirostris, the great thick-knee, is a large wader with distinct plum…
Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818)
Esacus magnirostris, the beach stone-curlew, is a large coastal wader that feeds…
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
Burhinus capensis, the spotted thick-knee, is a camouflaged bird native to Afric…
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Burhinus oedicnemus, the Eurasian stone-curlew, is a mid-sized nocturnal wader f…
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801)
Burhinus grallarius, the bush stone-curlew, is a thick-knee bird native to Austr…
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868)
This is a description of the water thick-knee, Burhinus vermiculatus, covering i…
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837)
Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a medium-large African wading bird…
Indian Stone-curlew
Burhinus indicus (Salvadori, 1866)
Burhinus indicus, the Indian thick-knee, is a crepuscular ground bird found acro…
Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox (Gould, 1841)
Turnix velox, the little buttonquail, is a small Australian bird with unusual po…
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Turnix suscitator, the common buttonquail, is a small bird found across much of …
Madagascar Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Turnix nigricollis, the Madagascar buttonquail, is a small endemic buttonquail f…
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus (Desfontaines, 1789)
Turnix sylvaticus, the common buttonquail, is a tiny elusive ground bird found a…
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius (Latham, 1801)
Turnix varius, the painted buttonquail, is a small ground-dwelling Australian bi…
Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix maculosus (Temminck, 1815)
Turnix maculosus, the red-backed buttonquail, is a small ground-dwelling bird na…
Spectacled Guillemot
Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811
Cepphus carbo, the spectacled guillemot, is a 38 cm seabird found in the northwe…
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811
Cepphus columba, the pigeon guillemot, is a medium-sized auk found across the No…
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepphus grylle, the black guillemot, is a circumpolar medium-sized auk native to…
