Scolopacidae
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)
Limnodromus semipalmatus is a migratory shorebird that breeds in northern Asian wetlands and forages on invertebrates and some plant matter.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Limnodromus griseus, the short-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized North American wading bird with three distinct subspecies.
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say, 1822)
Limnodromus scolopaceus, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized stocky sandpiper with distinct plumage traits and seasonal breeding behavior.
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria A.Wilson, 1813
Tringa solitaria (solitary sandpiper) is a small North American migratory wader that nests in trees, rarely vagrant to western Europe.
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Tringa nebularia, the common greenshank, is a migratory subarctic wader listed as Endangered in Australia.
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tringa totanus, the common redshank, is a migratory Eurasian wader with distinctive red legs and variable seasonal plumage.
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)
Tringa stagnatilis, the marsh sandpiper, is a small migratory wader covered by the AEWA conservation agreement.
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)
Tringa erythropus, the spotted redshank, is a large Arctic-breeding Palearctic wader that feeds on small invertebrates.
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
Tringa ochropus, the green sandpiper, is a migratory freshwater wader with distinctive flight patterning.
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader with specific breeding ranges, migration habits and feeding ecology.
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835)
Nordmann's greenshank is a medium-sized sandpiper with a small global population of 500 to 1000 individuals, breeding in eastern Russia.
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa melanoleuca, the greater yellowlegs, is a long-legged shorebird with a distribution across the Americas.
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa flavipes, the lesser yellowlegs, is a medium-large migratory shorebird that breeds in boreal North America and winters further south.
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)
Tringa brevipes, the grey-tailed tattler, is a wader closely related to the wandering tattler, with specific grey plumage and distinct call.
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa incana, the wandering tattler, is a medium-sized gray wading bird found across Pacific coastal habitats.
Willet
Tringa semipalmata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa semipalmata, the willet, is the largest Tringa sandpiper with distinct traits, split ranges, and flexible feeding habits.
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Eurasian curlew is the largest wading bird in its range, a mostly migratory species that feeds on small invertebrates.
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
The Far Eastern curlew is the world's largest sandpiper that breeds in northeastern Asia and winters mainly in coastal Australia.
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus Gould, 1841
Numenius minutus is the smallest curlew species, with a short curved bill and distinctive greyish-brown plumage.
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Numenius phaeopus, the Eurasian whimbrel, is a mid-sized migratory wader with specific ranges, physical traits, and diet.
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812
Numenius americanus (long-billed curlew) is the largest regularly occurring sandpiper in North America, with a distinctive long curved bill.
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Numenius tahitiensis, the bristle-thighed curlew, is a tool-using shorebird that breeds in Alaska and winters across tropical Oceania.
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus (Brünnich, 1764)
Lymnocryptes minimus, the jack snipe, is a small migratory wader with distinctive markings and movement, breeding in northern Eurasia.
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii (J.E.Gray, 1831)
Gallinago hardwickii is a slightly large migratory snipe that breeds in northern Asia and non-breeds mainly in eastern Australia.
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