Scolopacidae
Great Snipe
Gallinago media (Latham, 1787)
Gallinago media is a bulky, well-camouflaged snipe known for its long, fast non-stop migratory flights.
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala Swinhoe, 1861
Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala) is a migratory cryptic-plumaged snipe that breeds in northern Asia and overwinters across South and East Asia to New Guinea and Australia.
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831)
Gallinago stenura, the pin-tailed snipe, is a small migratory wading bird breeding in northern Russia and wintering in southern Asia.
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis Bonaparte, 1839
Gallinago nigripennis (African snipe) is a 30–32 cm long wading snipe with distinct plumage and vocalizations, distinguishable from similar migratory snipes.
Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831
Gallinago solitaria (solitary snipe) is a large Asian wader with two subspecies, defined by its appearance, behavior, and range.
Noble Snipe
Gallinago nobilis P.L.Sclater, 1856
Gallinago nobilis (noble snipe) is a 30–32.5 cm stocky wader with distinct physical features and a clear melodious call.
Pantanal Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae (Vieillot, 1816)
Gallinago paraguaiae, the Pantanal snipe, is a South American wading bird with distinctive patterned plumage that lives in wet grassy savanna.
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825)
Gallinago delicata is a snipe species with distinct physical traits, with published resources covering its field identification.
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallinago gallinago, the common snipe, is a widespread migratory bird with distinctive physical features found across the Palearctic.
Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica (P.P.King, 1828)
Gallinago magellanica, the Magellanic snipe, is a striped waterbird found across southern South America and the Falkland Islands.
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758
The Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a camouflaged wader native to temperate and subarctic Eurasia, classified as Least Concern.
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor J.F.Gmelin, 1789
The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small migratory bird with specific physical traits, habitat ranges and feeding habits.
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)
The ruddy turnstone is a small stocky wader with a wide breeding and wintering range across the world.
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors, 1829)
Arenaria melanocephala is a black-and-white shorebird that breeds in western Alaska and winters along North America's Pacific coast.
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limosa limosa, the black-tailed godwit, is a large migratory wader with distinct plumage and habitat preferences across its range.
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limosa haemastica is a migratory bird with distinct plumage features that feeds on invertebrates and plant material.
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
The bar-tailed godwit is a migratory wader famous for making the longest known non-stop flights of any bird.
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limosa fedoa, the marbled godwit, is a large North American sandpiper that migrates between breeding and coastal wintering grounds.
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) is an 18 cm bird with lobed toes and distinct plumage variations by age, sex and season.
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaropus fulicarius, the red phalarope, is a small wader with distinct plumage variations by age, sex, and season.
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819)
Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a reversed sex-role shorebird common in North America with distinctive feeding behavior.
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812)
Bartramia longicauda, the upland sandpiper, is a long-tailed sandpiper that lives and breeds across open grassy North American habitats.
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775)
Xenus cinereus, the Terek sandpiper, is a distinctive migratory wader that is not considered a threatened species.
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Actitis hypoleucos, the common sandpiper, is a small Palearctic wading bird that migrates to southern regions for winter.
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