Shorebirds And Relatives

Charadriiformes is a diverse order o smaa tae medium-lairge birds. It includes aboot 350 species an haes members in aw pairts o the warld.

Faimilies

This is a leet o the charadriiform faimilies, presentit in taxonomic order.

• Suborder Scolopaci: snipe-like waders
  • Faimily Scolopacidae: snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, an allies
• Suborder Thinocori: aberrant charadriforms
  • Faimily Rostratulidae: paintit snipe
  • Faimily Jacanidae: jacanas
  • Faimily Thinocoridae: seedsnipe
  • Faimily Pedionomidae: Plains Wanderer
• Suborder Lari: gulls an allies
  • Faimily Laridae: gulls
  • Faimily Rhynchopidae: skimmers
  • Faimily Sternidae: terns
  • Faimily Alcidae: puffins, guillemots, murres, an allies
  • Faimily Stercorariidae: skuas
  • Faimily Glareolidae: pratincoles an coursers
  • Faimily Pluvianidae: Egyptian Plover
  • Faimily Dromadidae: Crab Plover
• Suborder Turnici: buttonquails
  • Faimily Turnicidae: buttonquails
• Suborder Chionidi: thick-knees an allies
  • Faimily Burhinidae: thick-knees
  • Faimily Chionididae: sheathbills
  • Faimily Pluvianellidae: Magellanic Plover
• Suborder Charadrii: plover-like waders
  • Faimily Ibidorhynchidae: Ibisbill
  • Faimily Recurvirostridae: avocets an stilts
  • Faimily Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
  • Faimily Charadriidae: plovers an lapwings