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Category:Charadriiformes

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Order: Charadriiformes

[edit] Description

[edit] Taxonomy

Charadriiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Order Charadriiformes view • edit

Family Burhinidae view • edit

Genus Burhinus view • edit
B. vermiculatus Water Thick-knee
B. oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
B. indicus Indian Stone-curlew
B. senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee
B. capensis Spotted Thick-knee
B. bistriatus Double-striped Thick-knee
B. superciliaris Peruvian Thick-knee
B. grallarius Bush Stone-curlew

Genus Esacus view • edit
E. recurvirostris Great Stone-curlew
E. magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew

Family Chionididae view • edit

Genus Chionis view • edit
C. albus Snowy Sheathbill
C. minor Black-faced Sheathbill

Family Charadriidae view • edit

Genus Vanellus view • edit
V. vanellus Northern Lapwing
V. crassirostris Long-toed Lapwing
V. armatus Blacksmith Plover
V. spinosus Spur-winged Plover
V. duvaucelii River Lapwing
V. malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing
V. tectus Black-headed Lapwing
V. albiceps White-headed Lapwing
V. lugubris Senegal Lapwing
V. melanopterus Black-winged Lapwing
V. coronatus Crowned Lapwing
V. senegallus African Wattled Lapwing
V. melanocephalus Spot-breasted Lapwing
V. superciliosus Brown-chested Lapwing
V. cinereus Grey-headed Lapwing
V. indicus Red-wattled Lapwing
V. macropterus Javan Lapwing
V. tricolor Banded Lapwing
V. miles Masked Lapwing
V. gregarius Sociable Lapwing
V. leucurus White-tailed Lapwing
V. cayanus Pied Lapwing
V. chilensis Southern Lapwing
V. resplendens Andean Lapwing

Genus Erythrogonys view • edit
E. cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel

Genus Pluvialis view • edit
P. squatarola Grey Plover
P. apricaria European Golden Plover
P. dominica American Golden Plover
P. fulva Pacific Golden Plover

Genus Charadrius view • edit
C. obscurus Red-breasted Plover
C. mongolus Lesser Sand Plover
C. leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover
C. asiaticus Caspian Plover
C. collaris Collared Plover
C. alticola Puna Plover
C. falklandicus Two-banded Plover
C. bicinctus Double-banded Plover
C. pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover
C. ruficapillus Red-capped Plover
C. peronii Malaysian Plover
C. alexandrinus Kentish Plover
C. nivosus Snowy Plover
C. javanicus Javan Plover
C. wilsonia Wilson's Plover
C. hiaticula Common Ringed Plover
C. semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
C. placidus Long-billed Plover
C. melodus Piping Plover
C. thoracicus Madagascar Plover
C. dubius Little Ringed Plover
C. tricollaris Three-banded Plover
C. forbesi Forbes's Plover
C. marginatus White-fronted Plover
C. pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover
C. vociferus Killdeer
C. montanus Mountain Plover
C. veredus Oriental Plover
C. morinellus Eurasian Dotterel
C. sanctaehelenae St. Helena Plover
C. modestus Rufous-chested Dotterel

Genus Thinornis view • edit
T. cucullatus Hooded Dotterel
T. novaeseelandiae Shore Dotterel

Genus Elseyornis view • edit
E. melanops Black-fronted Dotterel

Genus Peltohyas view • edit
P. australis Inland Dotterel

Genus Anarhynchus view • edit
A. frontalis Wrybill

Genus Phegornis view • edit
P. mitchellii Diademed Plover

Genus Oreopholus view • edit
O. ruficollis Tawny-throated Dotterel

Family Pluvianellidae view • edit

Genus Pluvianellus view • edit
P. socialis Magellanic Plover

Family Dromadidae view • edit

Genus Dromas view • edit
D. ardeola Crab Plover

Family Haematopodidae view • edit

Genus Haematopus view • edit
H. ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
H. longirostris Pied Oystercatcher
H. finschi South Island Oystercatcher
H. chathamensis Chatham Oystercatcher
H. unicolor Variable Oystercatcher
H. fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher
H. palliatus American Oystercatcher
H. moquini African Oystercatcher
H. meadewaldoi
Canary Islands Oystercatcher
H. ater Blackish Oystercatcher
H. leucopodus Magellanic Oystercatcher
H. bachmani Black Oystercatcher

Family Ibidorhynchidae view • edit

Genus Ibidorhyncha view • edit
I. struthersii Ibisbill

Family Recurvirostridae view • edit

Genus Himantopus view • edit
H. himantopus Black-winged Stilt
H. leucocephalus White-headed Stilt
H. novaezelandiae Black Stilt
H. mexicanus Black-necked Stilt

Genus Cladorhynchus view • edit
C. leucocephalus Banded Stilt

Genus Recurvirostra view • edit
R. avosetta Pied Avocet
R. novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet
R. andina Andean Avocet
R. americana American Avocet

Family Jacanidae view • edit

Genus Microparra view • edit
M. capensis Lesser Jacana

Genus Actophilornis view • edit
A. africanus African Jacana
A. albinucha Madagascar Jacana

Genus Irediparra view • edit
I. gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana

Genus Hydrophasianus view • edit
H. chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Genus Metopidius view • edit
M. indicus Bronze-winged Jacana

Genus Jacana view • edit
J. spinosa Northern Jacana
J. jacana Wattled Jacana

Family Scolopacidae view • edit

Genus Xenus view • edit
X. cinereus Terek Sandpiper

Genus Actitis view • edit
A. hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
A. macularius Spotted Sandpiper

Genus Tringa view • edit
T. ochropus Green Sandpiper
T. solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
T. brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler
T. incana Wandering Tattler
T. erythropus Spotted Redshank
T. melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
T. nebularia Common Greenshank
T. guttifer Nordmann's Greenshank
T. semipalmata Willet
T. flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
T. stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
T. glareola Wood Sandpiper
T. totanus Common Redshank

Genus Prosobonia view • edit
P. parvirostris Tuamotu Sandpiper
P. leucoptera
Tahiti Sandpiper

Genus Bartramia view • edit
B. longicauda Upland Sandpiper

Genus Numenius view • edit
N. minutus Little Curlew
N. borealis Eskimo Curlew
N. phaeopus Whimbrel
N. tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew
N. madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew
N. tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew
N. arquata Eurasian Curlew
N. americanus Long-billed Curlew

Genus Limosa view • edit
L. limosa Black-tailed Godwit
L. haemastica Hudsonian Godwit
L. lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit
L. fedoa Marbled Godwit

Genus Arenaria view • edit
A. interpres Ruddy Turnstone
A. melanocephala Black Turnstone

Genus Aphriza view • edit
A. virgata Surfbird

Genus Calidris view • edit
C. tenuirostris Great Knot
C. canutus Red Knot
C. alba Sanderling
C. pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
C. mauri Western Sandpiper
C. ruficollis Red-necked Stint
C. minuta Little Stint
C. temminckii Temminck's Stint
C. subminuta Long-toed Stint
C. minutilla Least Sandpiper
C. fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper
C. bairdii Baird's Sandpiper
C. melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
C. acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
C. maritima Purple Sandpiper
C. ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper
C. alpina Dunlin
C. ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper
C. himantopus Stilt Sandpiper

Genus Eurynorhynchus view • edit
E. pygmeus Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Genus Limicola view • edit
L. falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper

Genus Tryngites view • edit
T. subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Genus Philomachus view • edit
P. pugnax Ruff

Genus Limnodromus view • edit
L. griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
L. scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
L. semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher

Genus Coenocorypha view • edit
C. barrierensis
North Island Snipe
C. iredalei
South Island Snipe
C. chathamica
Forbes's Snipe
C. pusilla Chatham Snipe
C. huegeli Snares Snipe
C. aucklandica Subantarctic Snipe

Genus Lymnocryptes view • edit
L. minimus Jack Snipe

Genus Gallinago view • edit
G. solitaria Solitary Snipe
G. hardwickii Latham's Snipe
G. nemoricola Wood Snipe
G. media Great Snipe
G. delicata Wilson's Snipe
G. gallinago Common Snipe
G. paraguaiae South American Snipe
G. andina Puna Snipe
G. nobilis Noble Snipe
G. undulata Giant Snipe
G. jamesoni Andean Snipe
G. stricklandii Fuegian Snipe
G. imperialis Imperial Snipe
G. stenura Pin-tailed Snipe
G. megala Swinhoe's Snipe
G. nigripennis African Snipe
G. macrodactyla Madagascar Snipe

Genus Scolopax view • edit
S. rusticola Eurasian Woodcock
S. mira Amami Woodcock
S. bukidnonensis Bukidnon Woodcock
S. saturata Javan Woodcock
S. rosenbergii New Guinea Woodcock
S. celebensis Sulawesi Woodcock
S. rochussenii Moluccan Woodcock
S. minor American Woodcock

Genus Phalaropus view • edit
P. tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
P. lobatus Red-necked Phalarope
P. fulicarius Red Phalarope

Family Turnicidae view • edit

Genus Turnix view • edit
T. sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
T. maculosus Red-backed Buttonquail
T. hottentottus Hottentot Buttonquail
T. tanki Yellow-legged Buttonquail
T. ocellatus Spotted Buttonquail
T. suscitator Barred Buttonquail
T. nigricollis Madagascar Buttonquail
T. melanogaster Black-breasted Buttonquail
T. castanotus Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
T. olivii Buff-breasted Buttonquail
T. varius Painted Buttonquail
T. worcesteri Worcester's Buttonquail
T. everetti Sumba Buttonquail
T. pyrrhothorax Red-chested Buttonquail
T. velox Little Buttonquail

Genus Ortyxelos view • edit
O. meiffrenii Quail-plover

Family Glareolidae view • edit

Genus Pluvianus view • edit
P. aegyptius Egyptian Plover

Genus Cursorius view • edit
C. cursor Cream-coloured Courser
C. somalensis Somali Courser
C. rufus Burchell's Courser
C. temminckii Temminck's Courser
C. coromandelicus Indian Courser

Genus Rhinoptilus view • edit
R. africanus Double-banded Courser
R. cinctus Three-banded Courser
R. chalcopterus Bronze-winged Courser
R. bitorquatus Jerdon's Courser

Genus Stiltia view • edit
S. isabella Australian Pratincole

Genus Glareola view • edit
G. pratincola Collared Pratincole
G. maldivarum Oriental Pratincole
G. nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole
G. ocularis Madagascar Pratincole
G. nuchalis Rock Pratincole
G. cinerea Grey Pratincole
G. lactea Small Pratincole

Family Pedionomidae view • edit

Genus Pedionomus view • edit
P. torquatus Plains-wanderer

Family Thinocoridae view • edit

Genus Attagis view • edit
A. gayi Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
A. malouinus White-bellied Seedsnipe

Genus Thinocorus view • edit
T. orbignyianus Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
T. rumicivorus Least Seedsnipe

Family Rostratulidae view • edit

Genus Rostratula view • edit
R. benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
R. australis Australian Painted-snipe

Genus Nycticryphes view • edit
N. semicollaris South American Painted-snipe

Family Laridae view • edit

Genus Creagrus view • edit
C. furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull

Genus Rissa view • edit
R. tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
R. brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake

Genus Pagophila view • edit
P. eburnea Ivory Gull

Genus Xema view • edit
X. sabini Sabine's Gull

Genus Chroicocephalus view • edit
C. genei Slender-billed Gull
C. philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
C. serranus Andean Gull
C. maculipennis Brown-hooded Gull
C. bulleri Black-billed Gull
C. scopulinus Red-billed Gull
C. novaehollandiae Silver Gull
C. cirrocephalus Gray-hooded Gull
C. hartlaubii Hartlaub's Gull
C. ridibundus Black-headed Gull
C. brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull
C. saundersi Saunders's Gull

Genus Hydrocoloeus view • edit
H. minutus Little Gull

Genus Rhodostethia view • edit
R. rosea Ross's Gull

Genus Leucophaeus view • edit
L. scoresbii Dolphin Gull
L. modestus Gray Gull
L. atricilla Laughing Gull
L. pipixcan Franklin's Gull
L. fuliginosus Lava Gull

Genus Ichthyaetus view • edit
I. melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull
I. relictus Relict Gull
I. leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull
I. hemprichii Sooty Gull
I. ichthyaetus Pallas's Gull
I. audouinii Audouin's Gull

Genus Larus view • edit
L. belcheri Belcher's Gull
L. atlanticus Olrog's Gull
L. crassirostris Black-tailed Gull
L. pacificus Pacific Gull
L. heermanni Heermann's Gull
L. canus Mew Gull
L. delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
L. occidentalis Western Gull
L. livens Yellow-footed Gull
L. californicus California Gull
L. argentatus Herring Gull
L. michahellis Yellow-legged Gull
L. cachinnans Caspian Gull
L. armenicus Armenian Gull
L. thayeri Thayer's Gull
L. glaucoides Iceland Gull
L. fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
L. schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull
L. glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
L. hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
L. marinus Great Black-backed Gull
L. dominicanus Kelp Gull

Genus Anous view • edit
A. stolidus Brown Noddy
A. minutus Black Noddy
A. tenuirostris Lesser Noddy

Genus Procelsterna view • edit
P. albivitta Grey Noddy
P. cerulea Blue Noddy

Genus Gygis view • edit
G. alba White Tern

Genus Onychoprion view • edit
O. fuscatus Sooty Tern
O. lunatus Grey-backed Tern
O. anaethetus Bridled Tern
O. aleuticus Aleutian Tern

Genus Sternula view • edit
S. albifrons Little Tern
S. antillarum Least Tern
S. superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern
S. nereis Fairy Tern
S. lorata Peruvian Tern
S. saundersi Saunders's Tern
S. balaenarum Damara Tern

Genus Phaetusa view • edit
P. simplex Large-billed Tern

Genus Gelochelidon view • edit
G. nilotica Gull-billed Tern

Genus Hydroprogne view • edit
H. caspia Caspian Tern

Genus Larosterna view • edit
L. inca Inca Tern

Genus Chlidonias view • edit
C. niger Black Tern
C. leucopterus White-winged Tern
C. hybridus Whiskered Tern
C. albostriatus Black-fronted Tern

Genus Sterna view • edit
S. dougallii Roseate Tern
S. striata White-fronted Tern
S. sumatrana Black-naped Tern
S. hirundo Common Tern
S. paradisaea Arctic Tern
S. hirundinacea South American Tern
S. vittata Antarctic Tern
S. forsteri Forster's Tern
S. trudeaui Snowy-crowned Tern
S. acuticauda Black-bellied Tern
S. aurantia River Tern
S. repressa White-cheeked Tern
S. virgata Kerguelen Tern

Genus Thalasseus view • edit
T. maximus Royal Tern
T. bergii Great Crested Tern
T. sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
T. elegans Elegant Tern
T. bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern
T. bernsteini Chinese Crested Tern

Genus Rynchops view • edit
R. niger Black Skimmer
R. flavirostris African Skimmer
R. albicollis Indian Skimmer

Family Stercorariidae view • edit

Genus Stercorarius view • edit
S. skua Great Skua
S. chilensis Chilean Skua
S. maccormicki South Polar Skua
S. antarcticus Brown Skua
S. pomarinus Pomarine Skua
S. parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
S. longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger

Family Alcidae view • edit

Genus Alle view • edit
A. alle Dovekie

Genus Uria view • edit
U. aalge Common Murre
U. lomvia Thick-billed Murre

Genus Alca view • edit
A. torda Razorbill

Genus Pinguinus view • edit
P. impennis
Great Auk

Genus Cepphus view • edit
C. grylle Black Guillemot
C. columba Pigeon Guillemot
C. carbo Spectacled Guillemot

Genus Brachyramphus view • edit
B. perdix Long-billed Murrelet
B. marmoratus Marbled Murrelet
B. brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet

Genus Synthliboramphus view • edit
S. scrippsi Scripps's Murrelet
S. hypoleucos Guadalupe Murrelet
S. craveri Craveri's Murrelet
S. antiquus Ancient Murrelet
S. wumizusume Japanese Murrelet

Genus Ptychoramphus view • edit
P. aleuticus Cassin's Auklet

Genus Aethia view • edit
A. psittacula Parakeet Auklet
A. pusilla Least Auklet
A. pygmaea Whiskered Auklet
A. cristatella Crested Auklet

Genus Cerorhinca view • edit
C. monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet

Genus Fratercula view • edit
F. arctica Atlantic Puffin
F. corniculata Horned Puffin
F. cirrhata Tufted Puffin

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