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Family: Scolopacidae

[edit] Description

Several members of this family are known to have a bill-tip organ

[edit] Taxonomy

Scolopacidae is a family in the order Charadriiformes.

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

[edit] References

1. Cunningham et al. (2010). Bill morphology or Ibises suggests a remote-tactile sensory system for prey detection. The Auk 127:308-316.