Shorebirds and Allies
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes (, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic (seabirds), others frequent deserts, and a few are found in dense forest. Members of this group can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.
19 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 384 known species
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
familyLaridae
Sandpipers and Allies
familyScolopacidae
Plovers and Lapwings
familyCharadriidae
Stilts and Avocets
familyRecurvirostridae
Oystercatchers
familyHaematopodidae
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
familyAlcidae
Jacanas
familyJacanidae
Stone-curlews and Thick-knees
familyBurhinidae
Skuas and Jaegers
familyStercorariidae
Pratincoles and Coursers
familyGlareolidae
Painted-snipes
familyRostratulidae
Buttonquails
familyTurnicidae
Seedsnipes
familyThinocoridae
Sheathbills
familyChionidae
Crab-Plovers
familyDromadidae
Ibisbills
familyIbidorhynchidae
Egyptian Plovers
familyPluvianidae
Plains-wanderers
familyPedionomidae
Magellanic Plovers
familyPluvianellidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67561.