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Order Species Family Scientific name Breeding subregions Nonbreeding subregions - CHARADRIIFORMES   Ancient Murrelet i    Alcidae    Synthliboramphus antiquus  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Atlantic Puffin (VU)  i    Alcidae    Fratercula arctica  EU, NA e Canada and ne USA, Greenland, Iceland and nw Europe to Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)  Black Guillemot i    Alcidae    Cepphus grylle  NA, EU n coasts  Cassin's Auklet (NT)  i    Alcidae    Ptychoramphus aleuticus  NA nw coasts  Common Murre i    Alcidae    Uria aalge  NA, EU n coasts  Craveri's Murrelet (VU)  i U    Alcidae    Synthliboramphus craveri  NA, MA w coasts  Crested Auklet i    Alcidae    Aethia cristatella  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Great Auk (EX)  i    Alcidae    Pinguinus impennis †  NA, EU n North Atlantic  Guadalupe Murrelet (EN)  i U    Alcidae    Synthliboramphus hypoleucus  MA nw Baja California (Mexico)  Horned Puffin i    Alcidae    Fratercula corniculata  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Japanese Murrelet (VU)  i    Alcidae    Synthliboramphus wumizusume  EU coasts of Japan  Kittlitz's Murrelet (NT)  i U    Alcidae    Brachyramphus brevirostris  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Least Auklet i    Alcidae    Aethia pusilla  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Little Auk i    Alcidae    Alle alle  NA, EU n coasts  Long-billed Murrelet (NT)  i    Alcidae    Brachyramphus perdix  EU ne coasts  Marbled Murrelet (EN)  i    Alcidae    Brachyramphus marmoratus  NA nw coasts  Parakeet Auklet i    Alcidae    Aethia psittacula  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Pigeon Guillemot i    Alcidae    Cepphus columba  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Razorbill (NT)  i    Alcidae    Alca torda  NA, EU n Atlantic coasts  Rhinoceros Auklet i    Alcidae    Cerorhinca monocerata  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Scripps's Murrelet (VU)  i    Alcidae    Synthliboramphus scrippsi  NA, MA Channel Is. (California, USA) and islands off w Baja California (Mexico)  Spectacled Guillemot i    Alcidae    Cepphus carbo  EU ne coasts  Thick-billed Murre i    Alcidae    Uria lomvia  NA, EU n coasts  Tufted Puffin i    Alcidae    Fratercula cirrhata  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  Whiskered Auklet i    Alcidae    Aethia pygmaea  EU, NA nc, nw Pacific coasts  Beach Stone-curlew (NT)  i    Burhinidae    Esacus magnirostris  OR, AU Malay Pen. and Philippines to n Australia  Bush Stone-curlew i    Burhinidae    Burhinus grallarius  AU Australia  Double-striped Thick-knee i    Burhinidae    Burhinus bistriatus  MA, SA s Mexico to n Brazil; also Hispaniola  Eurasian Stone-curlew i    Burhinidae    Burhinus oedicnemus  EU w, sw EU  Great Stone-curlew (NT)  i    Burhinidae    Esacus recurvirostris  OR se Iran through se Asia  Indian Stone-curlew i U    Burhinidae    Burhinus indicus  OR Indian subcontinent to se Asia  Peruvian Thick-knee i    Burhinidae    Burhinus superciliaris  SA s Ecuador to s Peru  Senegal Thick-knee i    Burhinidae    Burhinus senegalensis  AF Senegal to Ethiopia and Kenya and n to Egypt  Spotted Thick-knee i    Burhinidae    Burhinus capensis  AF widespread  Water Thick-knee i    Burhinidae    Burhinus vermiculatus  AF se, sc  African Wattled Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus senegallus  AF widespread  American Golden Plover i    Charadriidae    Pluvialis dominica  NA Alaska and n Canada  Andean Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus resplendens  SA Colombia to nw Argentina  Banded Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus tricolor  AU sw, s, se Australia  Black-fronted Dotterel i    Charadriidae    Elseyornis melanops  AU widespread  Black-headed Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus tectus  AF e, c, w  Black-winged Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus melanopterus  AF e, se  Blacksmith Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus armatus  AF Angola to Kenya and s to South Africa  Brown-chested Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus superciliosus  AF Nigeria to n DR Congo  Caspian Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius asiaticus  EU sw Russia through Kazakhstan to nw China  Chestnut-banded Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius pallidus  AF s  Collared Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius collaris  MA, SA widespread  Common Ringed Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius hiaticula  EU n, also ne Canada  Crowned Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus coronatus  AF e, s  Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Phegornis mitchellii  SA Peru to sc Chile and Argentina  Double-banded Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius bicinctus  AU widespread  Eurasian Dotterel i U    Charadriidae    Charadrius morinellus  EU n Europe to ne Siberia and nw Alaska  European Golden Plover i    Charadriidae    Pluvialis apricaria  EU Greenland to nc Russia  Forbes's Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius forbesi  AF Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan, Zambia and Angola  Greater Sand Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius leschenaultii  EU c  Grey Plover i    Charadriidae    Pluvialis squatarola  NA, EU n  Grey-headed Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus cinereus  EU e Siberia, Japan and ne, e China  Hooded Dotterel (VU)  i    Charadriidae    Thinornis cucullatus  AU s Australia  Inland Dotterel i    Charadriidae    Peltohyas australis  AU Australia  Javan Lapwing (EX)  i    Charadriidae    Vanellus macropterus †  OR Java  Javan Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius javanicus  OR Java  Kentish Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius alexandrinus  EU, AF, OR widespread  Killdeer i    Charadriidae    Charadrius vociferus  NA, MA, SA Alaska and c Canada to Peru  Kittlitz's Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius pecuarius  AF widespread  Lesser Sand Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius mongolus  EU c, e  Little Ringed Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius dubius  EU, OR widespread  Long-billed Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius placidus  EU se Siberia, Japan, Korean Pen. and ne, c China  Long-toed Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus crassirostris  AF c, e, se  Madagascar Plover (VU)  i U    Charadriidae    Charadrius thoracicus  AF Madagascar  Malaysian Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius peronii  OR Malay Pen. to Philippines and Lesser Sundas  Masked Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus miles  AU widespread  Mountain Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius montanus  NA wc USA  New Zealand Plover (CR)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius obscurus  AU New Zealand  Northern Lapwing (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Vanellus vanellus  EU widespread  Oriental Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius veredus  EU c Siberia to Mongolia and n China  Pacific Golden Plover i    Charadriidae    Pluvialis fulva  EU nc, ne Siberia and also Alaska  Pied Plover i    Charadriidae    Hoploxypterus cayanus  SA e Colombia to se Brazil  Piping Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius melodus  NA e, c  Puna Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius alticola  SA Peru to nw Argentina  Red-capped Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius ruficapillus  AU Australia  Red-kneed Dotterel i    Charadriidae    Erythrogonys cinctus  AU Australia and s New Guinea  Red-wattled Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus indicus  OR widespread; also Middle East  River Lapwing (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Vanellus duvaucelii  OR nc India through se Asia  Rufous-chested Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius modestus  SA s Chile, s Argentina and Falkland Is.  Semipalmated Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius semipalmatus  NA Alaska and n Canada  Senegal Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus lugubris  AF se, c, w  Shore Dotterel (EN)  i    Charadriidae    Thinornis novaeseelandiae  AU Chatham Is.  Snowy Plover (NT)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius nivosus  NA, MA, SA c Canada to Panama, Peru to sc Chile  Sociable Lapwing (CR)  i    Charadriidae    Vanellus gregarius  EU c Asia  Southern Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus chilensis  MA, SA widespread  Spot-breasted Lapwing i U    Charadriidae    Vanellus melanocephalus  AF Ethiopia  Spur-winged Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus spinosus  EU, AF se Europe and Middle e, Mauritania to Guinea and e to Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania, n to Egypt  St. Helena Plover (VU)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius sanctaehelenae  AO St. Helena I.  Tawny-throated Dotterel i U    Charadriidae    Oreopholus ruficollis  SA w, s  Three-banded Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius tricollaris  AF s, e  Two-banded Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius falklandicus  SA Southern Cone  White-crowned Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus albiceps  AF Senegal to South Sudan and Angola; Tanzania, Zambia to Mozambique and South Africa  White-faced Plover (DD)  i    Charadriidae    Charadrius dealbatus  OR se China  White-fronted Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius marginatus  AF widespread  White-tailed Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus leucurus  EU sw Asia  Wilson's Plover i    Charadriidae    Charadrius wilsonia  NA, MA, SA coastal e, sw USA to e Brazil and Peru  Wrybill (VU)  i U    Charadriidae    Anarhynchus frontalis  AU New Zealand  Yellow-wattled Lapwing i    Charadriidae    Vanellus malabaricus  OR India  Black-faced Sheathbill i    Chionidae    Chionis minor  IO s  Snowy Sheathbill i    Chionidae    Chionis albus  AN s Atlantic islands  Crab-plover i    Dromadidae    Dromas ardeola  AF, IO Madagascar to Andaman Is.  Australian Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Stiltia isabella  AU widespread  Black-winged Pratincole (NT)  i    Glareolidae    Glareola nordmanni  EU se Europe to c Asia  Bronze-winged Courser i    Glareolidae    Rhinoptilus chalcopterus  AF widespread s of the Sahara  Burchell's Courser i U    Glareolidae    Cursorius rufus  AF Angola to South Africa  Collared Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Glareola pratincola  AF, EU widespread  Cream-colored Courser i    Glareolidae    Cursorius cursor  AF ne, c, w, also sw EU  Double-banded Courser i    Glareolidae    Rhinoptilus africanus  AF sw, e  Grey Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Glareola cinerea  AF Mali and Niger to Angola and DR Congo  Indian Courser i U    Glareolidae    Cursorius coromandelicus  OR Pakistan, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka  Jerdon's Courser (CR)  i    Glareolidae    Rhinoptilus bitorquatus  OR ec India  Madagascar Pratincole (VU)  i    Glareolidae    Glareola ocularis  AF Madagascar  Oriental Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Glareola maldivarum  EU, OR c, e Siberia, Japan, China and widespread throughout the Orient  Rock Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Glareola nuchalis  AF sc, wc, w  Small Pratincole i    Glareolidae    Glareola lactea  OR Afghanistan to Cambodia  Somali Courser i    Glareolidae    Cursorius somalensis  AF ne  Temminck's Courser i    Glareolidae    Cursorius temminckii  AF widespread s of the Sahara  Three-banded Courser i    Glareolidae    Rhinoptilus cinctus  AF e, se  African Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus moquini  AF s, sw coasts  American Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus palliatus  NA, MA, SA widespread coasts  Black Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus bachmani  NA w coast  Blackish Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus ater  SA s, w coasts  Canary Islands Oystercatcher (EX)  i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus meadewaldoi †  AF Canary Is.  Chatham Oystercatcher (EN)  i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus chathamensis  AU Chatham Is.  Eurasian Oystercatcher (NT)  i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus ostralegus  EU nw, c, e  Magellanic Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus leucopodus  SA extreme s coasts  Pied Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus longirostris  AU coastal Australia and Moluccas  Sooty Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus fuliginosus  AU coastal Australia  South Island Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus finschi  AU New Zealand coasts  Variable Oystercatcher i    Haematopodidae    Haematopus unicolor  AU coastal New Zealand  Ibisbill i    Ibidorhynchidae    Ibidorhyncha struthersii  EU Himalayas to nw China  African Jacana i    Jacanidae    Actophilornis africanus  AF widespread s of the Sahara  Bronze-winged Jacana i    Jacanidae    Metopidius indicus  OR widespread  Comb-crested Jacana i    Jacanidae    Irediparra gallinacea  AU Sulawesi and Philippines to n, e Australia  Lesser Jacana i    Jacanidae    Microparra capensis  AF Mali to Ghana, e to Ethiopia and s to Namibia, Botswana and e South Africa  Madagascar Jacana (EN)  i    Jacanidae    Actophilornis albinucha  AF Madagascar  Northern Jacana i    Jacanidae    Jacana spinosa  MA Mexico and Caribbean to w Panama  Pheasant-tailed Jacana i    Jacanidae    Hydrophasianus chirurgus  OR widespread  Wattled Jacana i    Jacanidae    Jacana jacana  SA widespread  African Skimmer (NT)  i    Laridae    Rynchops flavirostris  AF widespread  Aleutian Tern (VU)  i    Laridae    Onychoprion aleuticus  EU, NA n Pacific coasts  American Herring Gull i    Laridae    Larus smithsonianus  NA c Alaska to Newfoundland and the Great Lakes  Andean Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus serranus  SA Ecuador to sc Chile and sc Argentina  Antarctic Tern i    Laridae    Sterna vittata  SO widespread  Arctic Tern i    Laridae    Sterna paradisaea  EU, NA widespread through n  Armenian Gull (NT)  i    Laridae    Larus armenicus  EU Armenia to e Turkey and nw Iran  Audouin's Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus audouinii  EU, AF Mediterranean and nw AF coasts  Australian Tern i    Laridae    Gelochelidon macrotarsa  AU Australia and New Guinea  Belcher's Gull i    Laridae    Larus belcheri  SA wc coast of Peru and n Chile  Black Noddy i    Laridae    Anous minutus  PO, AO tropical  Black Skimmer i    Laridae    Rynchops niger  NA, MA, SA widespread  Black Tern i    Laridae    Chlidonias niger  NA, EU widespread  Black-bellied Tern (EN)  i    Laridae    Sterna acuticauda  OR India through se Asia  Black-billed Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus bulleri  AU New Zealand  Black-fronted Tern (EN)  i    Laridae    Chlidonias albostriatus  AU New Zealand  Black-headed Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus ridibundus  EU widespread  Black-legged Kittiwake (VU)  i    Laridae    Rissa tridactyla  EU, NA n coasts  Black-naped Tern i    Laridae    Sterna sumatrana  AF, OR, AU coasts  Black-tailed Gull i    Laridae    Larus crassirostris  EU e Siberia, Japan, Korean Pen. and e China  Blue Noddy i    Laridae    Anous ceruleus  PO w, c  Bonaparte's Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus philadelphia  NA sw Alaska to se Canada  Bridled Tern i    Laridae    Onychoprion anaethetus  TrO widespread  Brown Noddy i    Laridae    Anous stolidus  TrO widespread  Brown-headed Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus  EU sc Asia, w China and Tibet  Brown-hooded Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus maculipennis  SA e, s coasts  Cabot's Tern i    Laridae    Thalasseus acuflavidus  NA, MA, SA widespread coasts from Virginia (USA) to French Guiana and Argentina  California Gull i    Laridae    Larus californicus  NA, MA nc, w  Caspian Gull i    Laridae    Larus cachinnans  EU c Eurasia to ne China  Caspian Tern i    Laridae    Hydroprogne caspia  Worldwide widespread except SA  Chinese Crested Tern (CR)  i    Laridae    Thalasseus bernsteini  EU islands off e China coast  Common Gull i U    Laridae    Larus canus  NA, EU w Europe to Siberia and nw NA  Common Tern i    Laridae    Sterna hirundo  EU, NA widespread  Damara Tern (VU)  i    Laridae    Sternula balaenarum  AF coastal Angola, Namibia and South Africa  Dolphin Gull i    Laridae    Leucophaeus scoresbii  SA extreme s coasts and Falkland Is.  Elegant Tern (NT)  i    Laridae    Thalasseus elegans  NA, MA, SA coastal sw USA and nw Mexico  European Herring Gull i    Laridae    Larus argentatus  EU n  Fairy Tern (VU)  i    Laridae    Sternula nereis  AU s, sw, w coasts  Forster's Tern i    Laridae    Sterna forsteri  NA, MA sc Canada through the USA to ne Mexico  Franklin's Gull i    Laridae    Leucophaeus pipixcan  NA sc Canada and nc USA  Glaucous Gull i    Laridae    Larus hyperboreus  EU, NA widespread n coasts  Glaucous-winged Gull i    Laridae    Larus glaucescens  EU, NA coastal n Pacific  Great Black-backed Gull i    Laridae    Larus marinus  NA, EU coastal e NA and w Europe  Greater Crested Tern i    Laridae    Thalasseus bergii  AU, OR, AF coasts of e AF to the s Pacific  Grey Gull i    Laridae    Leucophaeus modestus  SA n Chile  Grey Noddy i    Laridae    Anous albivitta  PO s  Grey-headed Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus  SA, AF widespread  Gull-billed Tern i    Laridae    Gelochelidon nilotica  Worldwide widespread  Hartlaub's Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus hartlaubii  AF coastal Namibia to South Africa  Heermann's Gull (NT)  i    Laridae    Larus heermanni  NA, MA nw coast of Mexico and sw coast of California (USA)  Iceland Gull i    Laridae    Larus glaucoides  NA, EU n Canada to Greenland and Novaya Zemlya  Inca Tern (NT)  i    Laridae    Larosterna inca  SA coastal n Peru to c Chile  Indian Skimmer (EN)  i    Laridae    Rynchops albicollis  OR e Pakistan to Myanmar  Ivory Gull (NT)  i    Laridae    Pagophila eburnea  EU, NA n coasts  Kelp Gull i    Laridae    Larus dominicanus  SA, AU, AF s coasts  Kerguelen Tern (NT)  i    Laridae    Sterna virgata  IO s islands  Large-billed Tern i    Laridae    Phaetusa simplex  SA widespread e of Andes to nc Argentina  Laughing Gull i    Laridae    Leucophaeus atricilla  NA, MA, SA widespread coasts  Lava Gull i    Laridae    Leucophaeus fuliginosus  SA Galápagos Is.  Least Tern i    Laridae    Sternula antillarum  NA, MA widespread  Lesser Black-backed Gull i    Laridae    Larus fuscus  EU w Europe to c Northern Siberia; also Greenland and Iceland  Lesser Crested Tern i U    Laridae    Thalasseus bengalensis  AF, OR, AU widespread coasts  Lesser Noddy i U    Laridae    Anous tenuirostris  IO w, nw  Little Gull i    Laridae    Hydrocoloeus minutus  EU e, n Europe to w Siberia; e Siberia  Little Tern i    Laridae    Sternula albifrons  AF, EU, OR, AU widespread  Mediterranean Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus melanocephalus  EU widespread in Europe  Olrog's Gull (NT)  i    Laridae    Larus atlanticus  SA ne coast of Argentina  Pacific Gull i    Laridae    Larus pacificus  AU s, w Australian coasts  Pallas's Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus  EU sw Russia to Mongolia and n China  Peruvian Tern (EN)  i    Laridae    Sternula lorata  SA coasts Ecuador to Chile  Red-legged Kittiwake (VU)  i    Laridae    Rissa brevirostris  NA Aleutian Is. and Pribilof Is.  Relict Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus relictus  EU Kazakhstan to Mongolia and nc China  Ring-billed Gull i    Laridae    Larus delawarensis  NA, MA s Canada and n USA  River Tern (VU)  i    Laridae    Sterna aurantia  OR e Pakistan through India to s Vietnam  Roseate Tern i    Laridae    Sterna dougallii  Worldwide widespread coasts  Ross's Gull i    Laridae    Rhodostethia rosea  EU, NA n coasts  Royal Tern i    Laridae    Thalasseus maximus  NA, MA, SA coasts  Sabine's Gull i    Laridae    Xema sabini  EU, NA n coasts  Sandwich Tern i    Laridae    Thalasseus sandvicensis  EU, AF n Europe to Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas  Saunders's Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus saundersi  EU coastal e China  Saunders's Tern i    Laridae    Sternula saundersi  AF, EU Middle East  Short-billed Gull i    Laridae    Larus brachyrhynchus  NA n Alaska and w Canada  Silver Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae  AU Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia  Slaty-backed Gull i    Laridae    Larus schistisagus  EU coastal ne, e Siberia and n Japan  Slender-billed Gull i    Laridae    Chroicocephalus genei  EU, AF Iberian Pen. through the Middle East to Pakistan and India; Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia  Snowy-crowned Tern i    Laridae    Sterna trudeaui  SA se Brazil to e Argentina and c Chile  Sooty Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus hemprichii  AF, EU e AF and Middle East coasts  Sooty Tern i    Laridae    Onychoprion fuscatus  TrO widespread  South American Tern i    Laridae    Sterna hirundinacea  SA coastal Peru and se Brazil to Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Is.  Spectacled Tern i    Laridae    Onychoprion lunatus  PO islands of the sw Pacific Ocean  Swallow-tailed Gull i    Laridae    Creagrus furcatus  SA Galápagos Is.  Vega Gull i    Laridae    Larus vegae  EU ne, e  West African Crested Tern i    Laridae    Thalasseus albididorsalis  AF coasts of Mauritania to Guinea  Western Gull i    Laridae    Larus occidentalis  NA w coast  Whiskered Tern i    Laridae    Chlidonias hybrida  AF, EU, OR, AU widespread  White Tern i    Laridae    Gygis alba  TrO widespread  White-cheeked Tern i    Laridae    Sterna repressa  AF, EU coastal Kenya to coastal Pakistan  White-eyed Gull i    Laridae    Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus  AF Red Sea  White-fronted Tern (NT)  i    Laridae    Sterna striata  AU New Zealand  White-winged Tern i    Laridae    Chlidonias leucopterus  EU e Europe to e Siberia and ne China  Yellow-billed Tern i    Laridae    Sternula superciliaris  SA e Peru, c Colombia and n Venezuela to ne Argentina  Yellow-footed Gull i U    Laridae    Larus livens  NA, MA coastal nw Mexico and s California  Yellow-legged Gull i    Laridae    Larus michahellis  EU w  Plains-wanderer (CR)  i    Pedionomidae    Pedionomus torquatus  AU e Australia  Magellanic Plover (NT)  i    Pluvianellidae    Pluvianellus socialis  SA Southern Cone  Egyptian Plover i    Pluvianidae    Pluvianus aegyptius  AF Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, DR Congo and n Angola  American Avocet i    Recurvirostridae    Recurvirostra americana  NA sc Canada to w, sc USA and c Mexico  Andean Avocet i    Recurvirostridae    Recurvirostra andina  SA Peru to nw Argentina  Banded Stilt i    Recurvirostridae    Cladorhynchus leucocephalus  AU s, sw Australia  Black Stilt (CR)  i    Recurvirostridae    Himantopus novaezelandiae  AU New Zealand  Black-necked Stilt i    Recurvirostridae    Himantopus mexicanus  NA, MA, SA w, s USA to Peru and e Brazil; also Hawaiian Is.  Black-winged Stilt i    Recurvirostridae    Himantopus himantopus  EU, AF, OR widespread  Pied Avocet i    Recurvirostridae    Recurvirostra avosetta  AF, EU widespread  Pied Stilt i    Recurvirostridae    Himantopus leucocephalus  AU widespread  Red-necked Avocet i    Recurvirostridae    Recurvirostra novaehollandiae  AU Australia  White-backed Stilt i    Recurvirostridae    Himantopus melanurus  SA Peru and ne Brazil to sc Argentina  Australian Painted-snipe (EN)  i    Rostratulidae    Rostratula australis  AU Australia  Greater Painted-snipe i    Rostratulidae    Rostratula benghalensis  AF, OR widespread  South American Painted-snipe i    Rostratulidae    Nycticryphes semicollaris  SA Paraguay and s Brazil to c Argentina and c Chile  African Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago nigripennis  AF e, sc, s  Amami Woodcock (VU)  i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax mira  EU Ryukyu Is.  American Woodcock i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax minor  NA sc, se Canada and e USA  Asian Dowitcher (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Limnodromus semipalmatus  EU c Asia and Mongolia to se Siberia and ne China  Baird's Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris bairdii  NA, EU ne Siberia, Alaska, n Canada and w Greenland  Bar-tailed Godwit (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Limosa lapponica  EU n, also Alaska  Black Turnstone i    Scolopacidae    Arenaria melanocephala  NA coastal w Alaska  Black-tailed Godwit (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Limosa limosa  EU widespread  Bristle-thighed Curlew (NT)  i U    Scolopacidae    Numenius tahitiensis  NA Alaska  Broad-billed Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris falcinellus  EU n  Buff-breasted Sandpiper (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris subruficollis  NA, EU ne Siberia, n Alaska and n Canada  Bukidnon Woodcock i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax bukidnonensis  OR Philippines  Chatham Snipe (VU)  i    Scolopacidae    Coenocorypha pusilla  AU Chatham Is. (New Zealand)  Common Greenshank i    Scolopacidae    Tringa nebularia  EU n Europe to e Siberia  Common Redshank i    Scolopacidae    Tringa totanus  EU w, c  Common Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Actitis hypoleucos  EU widespread  Common Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago gallinago  EU widespread  Curlew Sandpiper (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris ferruginea  EU n Asia  Dunlin i    Scolopacidae    Calidris alpina  NA, EU n  Eskimo Curlew (CR)  i    Scolopacidae    Numenius borealis  NA nw Canada  Eurasian Curlew (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Numenius arquata  EU c, w  Eurasian Whimbrel i    Scolopacidae    Numenius phaeopus  NA, EU n  Eurasian Woodcock i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax rusticola  EU widespread  Far Eastern Curlew (EN)  i    Scolopacidae    Numenius madagascariensis  EU e, se Siberia and ne China  Fuegian Snipe (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago stricklandii  SA c, s Chile and s Argentina  Giant Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago undulata  SA n, se  Great Knot (EN)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris tenuirostris  EU ne Siberia  Great Snipe (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago media  EU n Europe to c Asia  Greater Yellowlegs i    Scolopacidae    Tringa melanoleuca  NA s Alaska and w Canada to e Canada  Green Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Tringa ochropus  EU n, c Europe to e Siberia and ne China  Grey-tailed Tattler (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Tringa brevipes  EU nc, ne Siberia  Hudsonian Godwit i    Scolopacidae    Limosa haemastica  NA w Alaska to c Canada  Hudsonian Whimbrel i    Scolopacidae    Numenius hudsonicus  NA Alaska and Canada  Imperial Snipe (NT)  i U    Scolopacidae    Gallinago imperialis  SA Colombia and Peru  Jack Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Lymnocryptes minimus  EU n Europe to ne Siberia  Jameson's Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago jamesoni  SA Venezuela to Bolivia  Javan Woodcock (NT)  i U    Scolopacidae    Scolopax saturata  OR Sumatra and Java  Kiritimati Sandpiper (EX)  i    Scolopacidae    Prosobonia cancellata †  PO Kiritimati I.  Latham's Snipe i U    Scolopacidae    Gallinago hardwickii  EU e Siberia and Japan  Least Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris minutilla  NA Alaska and n Canada  Lesser Yellowlegs i    Scolopacidae    Tringa flavipes  NA Alaska to c Canada  Little Curlew i    Scolopacidae    Numenius minutus  EU nc, ne Siberia  Little Stint i    Scolopacidae    Calidris minuta  EU n Europe and n Asia  Long-billed Curlew i    Scolopacidae    Numenius americanus  NA sw, sc Canada to sw, wc USA  Long-billed Dowitcher i    Scolopacidae    Limnodromus scolopaceus  EU, NA ne Siberia, Alaska and n Canada  Long-toed Stint i    Scolopacidae    Calidris subminuta  EU c, e Siberia  Madagascar Snipe (VU)  i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago macrodactyla  AF Madagascar  Magellanic Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago magellanica  SA c Chile and c Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.  Marbled Godwit i    Scolopacidae    Limosa fedoa  NA c  Marsh Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Tringa stagnatilis  EU e Europe to e Siberia and ne China  Moluccan Woodcock (EN)  i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax rochussenii  AU Moluccas  Moorea Sandpiper (EX)  i    Scolopacidae    Prosobonia ellisi †  PO Moorea (Society Is.)  New Guinea Woodcock i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax rosenbergii  AU New Guinea  Noble Snipe (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago nobilis  SA Venezuela and Colombia  Nordmann's Greenshank (EN)  i    Scolopacidae    Tringa guttifer  EU e Siberia  North Island Snipe (EX)  i    Scolopacidae    Coenocorypha barrierensis †  AU North, Browns and Little Barrier Is. (New Zealand)  Pectoral Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris melanotos  NA, EU n Siberia, w, n Alaska and n Canada  Pin-tailed Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago stenura  EU nw Russia and Mongolia to e Siberia  Puna Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago andina  SA Peru to nw Argentina  Purple Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris maritima  NA, EU n Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, Scandinavia to nc Siberia  Red Knot (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris canutus  NA, EU n  Red Phalarope i    Scolopacidae    Phalaropus fulicarius  NA, EU n Alaska, n Canada, n Europe and n Asia  Red-necked Phalarope i    Scolopacidae    Phalaropus lobatus  NA, EU n Alaska, n Canada, n Europe and n Asia  Red-necked Stint (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris ruficollis  EU n, ne Siberia  Rock Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris ptilocnemis  EU, NA e Siberia to Alaska  Ruddy Turnstone i    Scolopacidae    Arenaria interpres  NA, EU n  Ruff i    Scolopacidae    Calidris pugnax  EU Europe to e Siberia  Sanderling i    Scolopacidae    Calidris alba  NA, EU n  Semipalmated Sandpiper (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris pusilla  NA, EU ne Siberia, w, n Alaska and n Canada  Sharp-tailed Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris acuminata  EU n Siberia  Short-billed Dowitcher i    Scolopacidae    Limnodromus griseus  NA n  Slender-billed Curlew (CR)  i    Scolopacidae    Numenius tenuirostris  EU w Russia  Snares Snipe (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Coenocorypha huegeli  AU Snares Is. (New Zealand)  Solitary Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Tringa solitaria  NA n  Solitary Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago solitaria  EU c, e  South American Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago paraguaiae  SA Trinidad, Colombia through the Guianas s to n Argentina and Uruguay  South Island Snipe (EX)  i    Scolopacidae    Coenocorypha iredalei †  AU small islands off Stewart I. (New Zealand)  Spoon-billed Sandpiper (CR)  i    Scolopacidae    Calidris pygmaea  EU ne Siberia  Spotted Redshank i    Scolopacidae    Tringa erythropus  EU n Europe to ne Siberia  Spotted Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Actitis macularius  NA widespread  Stilt Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris himantopus  NA n Alaska and n Canada  Subantarctic Snipe (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Coenocorypha aucklandica  AU Antipodes Is. and Auckland Is. (New Zealand)  Sulawesi Woodcock (NT)  i    Scolopacidae    Scolopax celebensis  AU Sulawesi  Surfbird i    Scolopacidae    Calidris virgata  NA Alaska and nw Canada  Swinhoe's Snipe i U    Scolopacidae    Gallinago megala  EU c Asia, n Mongolia and se Siberia  Tahiti Sandpiper (EX)  i    Scolopacidae    Prosobonia leucoptera †  PO Tahiti (Society Is.)  Temminck's Stint i    Scolopacidae    Calidris temminckii  EU n Europe and n Asia  Terek Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Xenus cinereus  EU e Europe to ne Siberia  Tuamotu Sandpiper (EN)  i    Scolopacidae    Prosobonia parvirostris  PO Tuamotu Arch.  Upland Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Bartramia longicauda  NA Alaska and nw, sc Canada to c, ne USA  Wandering Tattler i    Scolopacidae    Tringa incana  EU, NA ne Siberia, Alaska and nw Canada  Western Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris mauri  NA, EU ne Siberia and w, n Alaska  White-rumped Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Calidris fuscicollis  NA n Alaska and n Canada  Willet i    Scolopacidae    Tringa semipalmata  NA e, c, se  Wilson's Phalarope i    Scolopacidae    Phalaropus tricolor  NA w, c Canada and n USA  Wilson's Snipe i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago delicata  NA, MA, SA widespread to nw SA  Wood Sandpiper i    Scolopacidae    Tringa glareola  EU n, c Europe to e Siberia and ne China  Wood Snipe (VU)  i    Scolopacidae    Gallinago nemoricola  OR s Himalayas to e India and n Vietnam  Brown Skua i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius antarcticus  SO oceans and islands  Chilean Skua i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius chilensis  SA s coasts and oceans  Great Skua i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius skua  EU nw islands and coasts  Long-tailed Jaeger i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius longicaudus  NA, EU n  Parasitic Jaeger i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius parasiticus  NA, EU n  Pomarine Jaeger i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius pomarinus  NA, EU n  South Polar Skua i    Stercorariidae    Stercorarius maccormicki  AN coasts  Grey-breasted Seedsnipe i    Thinocoridae    Thinocorus orbignyianus  SA Peru to s Chile and Argentina  Least Seedsnipe i    Thinocoridae    Thinocorus rumicivorus  SA Ecuador to nw Argentina and Southern Cone  Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe i    Thinocoridae    Attagis gayi  SA Ecuador to s Chile and Argentina  White-bellied Seedsnipe i    Thinocoridae    Attagis malouinus  SA s Chile and s Argentina  Barred Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix suscitator  OR widespread  Black-breasted Buttonquail (NT)  i U    Turnicidae    Turnix melanogaster  AU e Australia  Black-rumped Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix nanus  AF widespread  Buff-breasted Buttonquail (EN)  i    Turnicidae    Turnix olivii  AU n Australia  Chestnut-backed Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix castanotus  AU n Australia  Common Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix sylvaticus  AF, OR widespread  Fynbos Buttonquail (EN)  i    Turnicidae    Turnix hottentottus  AF South Africa  Little Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix velox  AU Australia  Madagascar Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix nigricollis  AF Madagascar  New Caledonian Buttonquail (EX)  i    Turnicidae    Turnix novaecaledoniae †  AU New Caledonia  Painted Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix varius  AU sw, se, e Australia  Quail-plover i U    Turnicidae    Ortyxelos meiffrenii  AF Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya  Red-backed Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix maculosus  AU Sulawesi and New Guinea to n Australia  Red-chested Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix pyrrhothorax  AU n, e, se Australia  Spotted Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix ocellatus  OR Philippines  Sumba Buttonquail (VU)  i    Turnicidae    Turnix everetti  AU Lesser Sundas  Worcester's Buttonquail (DD)  i    Turnicidae    Turnix worcesteri  OR Philippines  Yellow-legged Buttonquail i    Turnicidae    Turnix tanki  OR widespread 80%   305 species of 390 (9 extinct).   IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated LC not shown.   Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu) EU Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide