Order: Charadriiformes (Waders, Gulls and Auks)


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Family: Alcidae (Auks, Guillemots and Puffins)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet
Aethia psittacula Parakeet Auklet
Aethia pusilla Least Auklet
Aethia pygmaea Whiskered Auklet
Alca torda Razorbill
Alle alle Little Auk
Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus perdix Long-billed Murrelet
Cepphus carbo Spectacled Guillemot
Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot
Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet
Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin
Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin
Ptychoramphus aleuticus Cassin's Auklet
Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantus' Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume Japanese Murrelet
Uria aalge Common Guillemot
Uria lomvia Brunnich's Guillemot

Family: Burhinidae (Thick-knees and Stone-curlews)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Burhinus bistriatus Double-striped Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus indicus Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus superciliaris Peruvian Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee
Esacus giganteus Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus recurvirostris Great Stone-curlew

Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anarhynchus frontalis Wrybill
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover
Charadrius alticola Puna Plover
Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover
Charadrius atrifrons Tibetan Sand Plover
Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover
Charadrius collaris Collared Plover
Charadrius dealbatus White-faced Plover
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius falklandicus Two-banded Plover
Charadrius forbesi Forbes' Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius javanicus Javan Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
Charadrius modestus Rufous-chested Plover
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover
Charadrius morinellus Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius nivosus Snowy Plover
Charadrius obscurus New Zealand Dotterel
Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius peronii Malaysian Plover
Charadrius placidus Long-billed Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover
Charadrius sanctaehelenae Saint Helena Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius thoracicus Madagascar Plover
Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded Plover
Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover
Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel
Hoploxypterus cayanus Pied Lapwing
Oreopholus ruficollis Tawny-throated Dotterel
Peltohyas australis Inland Dotterel
Phegornis mitchellii Diademed Plover
Pluvialis apricaria European Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover
Thinornis novaeseelandiae Shore Plover
Thinornis rubricollis Hooded Dotterel
Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis Southern Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii River Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus macropterus Javanese Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens Andean Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus tectus Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus Peewit

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