Charadrii
Of animal order and Charadriiformes. May also be referred to as suborder Charadrii.
Shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews.
This concept's ID is @1~10348
Bird Family
- Scolopacidae
Sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowit...
- Charadriidae
Plover family.
- Phalaropidae
Phalaropes.
- Glareolidae
Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers.
- Recurvirostridae
Long-legged shorebirds.
- Burhinidae
Large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews.
- Haematopodidae
Oystercatchers.
Bird Genus
- Himantopus
Major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills.
- Cladorhyncus
One of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills.
Also contains
- shorebird
Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries.