About Sandpipers, Snipes

Overview

The Sandpipers, Snipes are a family of birds (Latin: Scolopacidae) within the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids. Worldwide the family includes about 15 genera and 98 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, Australasia. Notable genera include Calidris, Gallinago, Tringa. Charadriiformes are a large, diverse order of 394 species of shorebirds, gulls, terns, auks and allies found on coasts, wetlands and open country worldwide.

Classification

Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes); Order: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids; about 15 genera and 98 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, Australasia.