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Category: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids
Greater Painted-snipe
Greater Painted-snipe (<em>Rostratula benghalensis</em>) is a species of Painted-snipes (<em>…
Snowy Sheathbill
Snowy Sheathbill (<em>Chionis albus</em>) is a species of Sheathbills (<em>Chionidae</em&…
American Golden Plover
American Golden Plover (<em>Pluvialis dominica</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriid…
Aleutian Tern
Aleutian Tern (<em>Onychoprion aleuticus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>L…
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin (<em>Fratercula arctica</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae</em>) …
Black-rumped Buttonquail
Black-rumped Buttonquail (<em>Turnix nanus</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicidae…
Bronze-winged Courser
Bronze-winged Courser (<em>Rhinoptilus chalcopterus</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (&…
Black Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher (<em>Haematopus bachmani</em>) is a species of Oystercatchers (<em>Haema…
Double-striped Thick-knee
Double-striped Thick-knee (<em>Hesperoburhinus bistriatus</em>) is a species of Stone-curlews, Thi…
American Woodcock
American Woodcock (<em>Scolopax minor</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopac…
Banded Stilt
Banded Stilt (<em>Cladorhynchus leucocephalus</em>) is a species of Stilts, Avocets (<em>Rec…
Comb-crested Jacana
Comb-crested Jacana (<em>Irediparra gallinacea</em>) is a species of Jacanas (<em>Jacanidae&…
Great Skua
Great Skua (<em>Stercorarius skua</em>) is a species of Skuas (<em>Stercorariidae</em>…
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (<em>Attagis gayi</em>) is a species of Seedsnipes (<em>Thinocorida…
South American Painted-snipe
South American Painted-snipe (<em>Nycticryphes semicollaris</em>) is a species of Painted-snipes (…
Andean Lapwing
Andean Lapwing (<em>Vanellus resplendens</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
American Herring Gull
American Herring Gull (<em>Larus smithsonianus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<e…
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot (<em>Cepphus grylle</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae</em>) in t…
Buff-breasted Buttonquail
Buff-breasted Buttonquail (<em>Turnix olivii</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicid…
Burchell's Courser
Burchell's Courser (<em>Cursorius rufus</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em>Gla…
Blackish Oystercatcher
Blackish Oystercatcher (<em>Haematopus ater</em>) is a species of Oystercatchers (<em>Haemat…
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Eurasian Stone-curlew (<em>Burhinus oedicnemus</em>) is a species of Stone-curlews, Thick-knees (&…
Asian Dowitcher
Asian Dowitcher (<em>Limnodromus semipalmatus</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>…
Black Stilt
Black Stilt (<em>Himantopus novaezelandiae</em>) is a species of Stilts, Avocets (<em>Recurv…
