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Category: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids
About Buttonquail
The Buttonquail are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Turnicidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gu…
About Coursers, Pratincoles
The Coursers, Pratincoles are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Glareolidae</em>) within the order Sho…
About Oystercatchers
The Oystercatchers are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Haematopodidae</em>) within the order Shorebi…
About Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
The Stone-curlews, Thick-knees are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Burhinidae</em>) within the order…
About Sandpipers, Snipes
The Sandpipers, Snipes are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Scolopacidae</em>) within the order Shore…
About Stilts, Avocets
The Stilts, Avocets are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Recurvirostridae</em>) within the order Shor…
About Jacanas
The Jacanas are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Jacanidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gulls a…
About Skuas
The Skuas are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Stercorariidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gull…
About Seedsnipes
The Seedsnipes are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Thinocoridae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, G…
About Painted-snipes
The Painted-snipes are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Rostratulidae</em>) within the order Shorebir…
About Sheathbills
The Sheathbills are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Chionidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gul…
About Magellanic Plover
The Magellanic Plover are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Pluvianellidae</em>) within the order Shor…
About Ibisbill
The Ibisbill are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Ibidorhynchidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, …
About Egyptian Plover
The Egyptian Plover are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Pluvianidae</em>) within the order Shorebird…
About Plains-wanderer
The Plains-wanderer are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Pedionomidae</em>) within the order Shorebir…
About Crab-plover
The Crab-plover are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Dromadidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gu…
About Plovers
The Plovers are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Charadriidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gull…
About Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids
Charadriiformes are a large, diverse order of 394 species of shorebirds, gulls, terns, auks and allies found o…
About Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
The Gulls, Terns, Skimmers are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Laridae</em>) within the order Shoreb…
About Auks
The Auks are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Alcidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Al…
Barred Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail (<em>Turnix suscitator</em>) is a species of Buttonquail (<em>Turnicidae&…
Australian Pratincole
Australian Pratincole (<em>Glareola isabella</em>) is a species of Coursers, Pratincoles (<em&g…
African Oystercatcher
African Oystercatcher (<em>Haematopus moquini</em>) is a species of Oystercatchers (<em>Haem…
Beach Stone-curlew
Beach Stone-curlew (<em>Esacus magnirostris</em>) is a species of Stone-curlews, Thick-knees (<…
