Order
Charadriiformes
Shorebirds & Gulls
A large order of wading and seabirds including plovers, sandpipers, gulls, terns, auks, and skuas. Found on coastlines and wetlands worldwide, many undertake long-distance migrations.
2 species across 19 families
Families
F
Alcidae
Auks & Puffins
1 species
F
Burhinidae
F
Charadriidae
Plovers & Lapwings
F
Chionidae
F
Dromadidae
F
Glareolidae
Pratincoles & Coursers
F
Haematopodidae
Oystercatchers
F
Ibidorhynchidae
F
Jacanidae
F
Laridae
Gulls & Terns
1 species
F
Pedionomidae
F
Pluvianellidae
F
Pluvianidae
F
Recurvirostridae
Avocets & Stilts
F
Rostratulidae
F
Scolopacidae
Sandpipers & Snipes
F
Stercorariidae
Skuas & Jaegers
F
Thinocoridae
F
Turnicidae