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Category: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids
Belcher's Gull
Belcher's Gull (<em>Larus belcheri</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae…
Japanese Murrelet
Japanese Murrelet (<em>Synthliboramphus wumizusume</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae&l…
Painted Buttonquail
Painted Buttonquail (<em>Turnix varius</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicidae<…
Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole (<em>Glareola maldivarum</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em&g…
Variable Oystercatcher
Variable Oystercatcher (<em>Haematopus unicolor</em>) is a species of Oystercatchers (<em>Ha…
Bukidnon Woodcock
Bukidnon Woodcock (<em>Scolopax bukidnonensis</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>…
Collared Plover
Collared Plover (<em>Anarhynchus collaris</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Black Noddy
Black Noddy (<em>Anous minutus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae<…
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet (<em>Brachyramphus brevirostris</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae&…
Quail-plover
Quail-plover (<em>Ortyxelos meiffrenii</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicidae<…
Rock Pratincole
Rock Pratincole (<em>Glareola nuchalis</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em>Glar…
Chatham Islands Snipe
Chatham Islands Snipe (<em>Coenocorypha pusilla</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em&g…
Common Ringed Plover
Common Ringed Plover (<em>Charadrius hiaticula</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriid…
Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer (<em>Rynchops niger</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae&…
Least Auklet
Least Auklet (<em>Aethia pusilla</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae</em>) in the …
Red-backed Buttonquail
Red-backed Buttonquail (<em>Turnix maculosus</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicid…
Small Pratincole
Small Pratincole (<em>Glareola lactea</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em>Glare…
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank (<em>Tringa nebularia</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolop…
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing (<em>Vanellus coronatus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</…
Black Tern
Black Tern (<em>Chlidonias niger</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae&l…
Little Auk
Little Auk (<em>Alle alle</em>) is a species of Auks (<em>Alcidae</em>) in the order S…
Red-chested Buttonquail
Red-chested Buttonquail (<em>Turnix pyrrhothorax</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turn…
Somali Courser
Somali Courser (<em>Cursorius somalensis</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em>Gl…
Common Redshank
Common Redshank (<em>Tringa totanus</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacid…
