Bird group
Shorebirds
239 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Jacana is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The African Oystercatcher is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The African Snipe is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Amami Woodcock is a shorebird of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The American Avocet is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The American Golden-Plover is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The American Oystercatcher is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The American Woodcock is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Andean Avocet is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Andean Lapwing is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Asian Dowitcher is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Australian Painted-Snipe is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Australian Pratincole is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Baird's Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Banded Lapwing is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Banded Stilt is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Bar-tailed Godwit is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Barred Buttonquail is a shorebird of South, Southeast Asian, and Australasian grasslands and open scrub. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Beach Thick-knee is a shorebird of Southeast Asian, Australasian, and western Pacific coasts. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Black Oystercatcher is a shorebird of the northeastern Pacific coast of North America. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed…
The Black Stilt is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Black Turnstone is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Black-bellied Plover is a shorebird of Arctic breeding grounds and coasts worldwide during migration and winter. It uses its bill,…
The Black-breasted Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Black-fronted Dotterel is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Black-headed Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Black-necked Stilt is a shorebird of North and South American wetlands and shallow lakes. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Black-rumped Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Black-tailed Godwit is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Black-winged Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Black-winged Pratincole is a shorebird of northeast Asian breeding areas and East Asian coastal wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Black-winged Stilt is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Blackish Oystercatcher is a shorebird of the Pacific coast of South America. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Blacksmith Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Bristle-thighed Curlew is a shorebird of central Pacific islands and surrounding coasts. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Broad-billed Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Bronze-winged Courser is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Bronze-winged Jacana is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Brown-chested Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The Bukidnon Woodcock is a shorebird of the Philippine islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Burchell's Courser is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Bush Thick-knee is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Caspian Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Chatham Islands Oystercatcher is a shorebird of the Chatham Islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Chatham Islands Snipe is a shorebird of the Chatham Islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Chestnut-backed Buttonquail is a shorebird of New Guinea and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Chestnut-banded Plover is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Collared Plover is a shorebird of American coasts, sandbars, and open shorelines. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Collared Pratincole is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Comb-crested Jacana is a shorebird of Southeast Asian, New Guinean, and Australian wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Common Greenshank is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Common Redshank is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Common Ringed Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Common Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Common Snipe is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Crab-Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Cream-colored Courser is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Crowned Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Curlew Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Diademed Sandpiper-Plover is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Double-banded Courser is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Double-banded Plover is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Double-striped Thick-knee is a shorebird of Central and South American dry lowlands and open country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Dunlin is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Eskimo Curlew is a shorebird of former North American Arctic breeding grounds and South American migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Eurasian Curlew is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Eurasian Dotterel is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Eurasian Oystercatcher is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Eurasian Thick-knee is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Eurasian Whimbrel is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Eurasian Woodcock is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The European Golden-Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Far Eastern Curlew is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Forbes's Plover is a shorebird of West and central African riverbanks and sandy open country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Fuegian Snipe is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Fynbos Buttonquail is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Giant Snipe is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Gray Pratincole is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Gray-headed Lapwing is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Gray-tailed Tattler is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Great Knot is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Great Snipe is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Great Thick-knee is a shorebird of South and Southeast Asian rivers, coasts, and open shorelines. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Greater Painted-Snipe is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Greater Sand-Plover is a shorebird of North African, Middle Eastern, and Asian coasts and dry flats. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Greater Yellowlegs is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Green Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Hooded Plover is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Hudsonian Godwit is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Hudsonian Whimbrel is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Ibisbill is a shorebird of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and central Asian mountains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Imperial Snipe is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Indian Courser is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or…
The Indian Thick-knee is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Inland Dotterel is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Jack Snipe is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Jameson's Snipe is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Javan Lapwing is a shorebird of Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Javan Plover is a shorebird of Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Javan Woodcock is a shorebird of Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Jerdon's Courser is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Kentish Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Killdeer is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Kittlitz's Plover is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Latham's Snipe is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Least Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Lesser Jacana is a shorebird of Central and South American freshwater wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Lesser Yellowlegs is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Little Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Little Curlew is a shorebird of northeastern Asian breeding grounds and Australian wintering grasslands. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Little Ringed Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Little Stint is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Long-billed Curlew is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Long-billed Dowitcher is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The Long-billed Plover is a shorebird of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and central Asian mountains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Long-toed Lapwing is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Long-toed Stint is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Luzon Buttonquail is a shorebird of the Philippine islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds,…
The Madagascar Buttonquail is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Madagascar Jacana is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Madagascar Plover is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Madagascar Pratincole is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Madagascar Snipe is a shorebird of Madagascar. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small…
The Magellanic Oystercatcher is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Magellanic Snipe is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Malaysian Plover is a shorebird of Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed…
The Marbled Godwit is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Marsh Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Masked Lapwing is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Moluccan Woodcock is a shorebird of Sulawesi and the Moluccan islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Mountain Plover is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The New Guinea Woodcock is a shorebird of New Guinea and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Noble Snipe is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Nordmann's Greenshank is a shorebird of northeast Asian breeding areas and East Asian coastal wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Northern Jacana is a shorebird of Central and South American freshwater wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Northern Lapwing is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Oriental Plover is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Oriental Pratincole is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Pacific Golden-Plover is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Painted Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Pantanal Snipe is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Pectoral Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Peruvian Thick-knee is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed…
The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is a shorebird of South, East, and Southeast Asian freshwater wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Pied Avocet is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Pied Oystercatcher is a shorebird of Australian coasts and offshore islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Pied Plover is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Pied Stilt is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or…
The Pin-tailed Snipe is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Piping Plover is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Puna Plover is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Puna Snipe is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Purple Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Quail-plover is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Red Knot is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Red Phalarope is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Red-backed Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Red-breasted Dotterel is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Red-capped Plover is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Red-chested Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Red-kneed Dotterel is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Red-necked Avocet is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Red-necked Phalarope is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Red-necked Stint is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Red-wattled Lapwing is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The River Lapwing is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or…
The Rock Pratincole is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Rock Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Ruddy Turnstone is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Ruff is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Rufous-chested Dotterel is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Sanderling is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Semipalmated Plover is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The Senegal Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Senegal Thick-knee is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Shore Plover is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Short-billed Dowitcher is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The Siberian Sand-Plover is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Slender-billed Curlew is a shorebird of former Eurasian breeding areas and Mediterranean, African, and Asian wintering grounds. It uses…
The Small Buttonquail is a shorebird of South, Southeast Asian, and Australasian grasslands and open scrub. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Small Pratincole is a shorebird of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian riverbanks and open wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Snares Snipe is a shorebird of the Snares Islands south of New Zealand. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Snowy Plover is a shorebird of American coasts, sandbars, and open shorelines. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Sociable Lapwing is a shorebird of central Asian breeding steppes and seasonal routes to Africa and South Asia. It uses its bill, legs,…
The Solitary Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Solitary Snipe is a shorebird of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and central Asian mountains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight…
The Somali Courser is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Sooty Oystercatcher is a shorebird of Australian coasts and offshore islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The South American Painted-Snipe is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The South Island Oystercatcher is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Southern Lapwing is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its…
The Spot-breasted Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Spotted Buttonquail is a shorebird of Australia and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Spotted Redshank is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Spotted Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Spotted Thick-knee is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Spur-winged Lapwing is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The St. Helena Plover is a shorebird of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Stilt Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Subantarctic Snipe is a shorebird of New Zealand's subantarctic islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Sulawesi Woodcock is a shorebird of Sulawesi and the Moluccan islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Sumba Buttonquail is a shorebird of Sumba in the Lesser Sundas. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Surfbird is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Swinhoe's Snipe is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill,…
The Tawny-throated Dotterel is a shorebird of Australian arid grasslands and open plains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed…
The Temminck's Courser is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Temminck's Stint is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Terek Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Three-banded Courser is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Three-banded Plover is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Tibetan Sand-Plover is a shorebird of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and central Asian mountains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Tuamotu Sandpiper is a shorebird of central Pacific islands and surrounding coasts. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Two-banded Plover is a shorebird of South American coasts, grasslands, and wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed…
The Upland Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Variable Oystercatcher is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Wandering Tattler is a shorebird of north Pacific breeding areas and rocky coasts across the Pacific basin. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Water Thick-knee is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Wattled Jacana is a shorebird of Central and South American freshwater wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on…
The Wattled Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The Western Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The White-crowned Lapwing is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The White-faced Plover is a shorebird of North African, Middle Eastern, and Asian coasts and dry flats. It uses its bill, legs, and alert…
The White-fronted Plover is a shorebird of sub-Saharan African coasts, wetlands, savannas, and dry country. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The White-rumped Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its…
The White-tailed Lapwing is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its…
The Willet is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill, legs, and…
The Wilson's Phalarope is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Wilson's Plover is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Wilson's Snipe is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill,…
The Wood Sandpiper is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill,…
The Wood Snipe is a shorebird of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and central Asian mountains. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to…
The Wrybill is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or…
The Yellow-legged Buttonquail is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
The Yellow-wattled Lapwing is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates,…
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