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Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

65 Bird Species
American Woodcock

American Woodcock

This uniquely shaped shorebird is plump, round-winged. long-billed, and appears to lack both a neck and a tail. The long bill is pinkish, with a black tip. The eyes are set far back on the head to allow the bird to see behind it as well as in front. The upperparts are finely mottled black, brown, buf more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

In all plumages, this species is distinguished from the other small sandpipers by its short black legs, all-black bill which is straight or only slightly decurved, and wing tips that extend well beyond the tail. Alternate Adult: Back and scapular feathers black and brown with silvery fringes. Head an more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

This species gets its name from the black and white barring on the tail. In flight, the upper surface of the wing is gray-brown, slightly darker on the primary coverts, and lacks a wing stripe. The Siberian race shows black and white barring on the rump and lower back, and on the underside of the win more...

Length: 37 cm Wingspan: 69 cm

Black Turnstone

Black Turnstone

This stocky shorebird of rocky West Coast shorelines is recognized by its bold black and white pattern. The black bill is fairly short and chisel-shaped. The legs are dull brown to dark orange. Alternate Adult: Upperparts are glossy black, with fine white streaks on the crown, a white spot near the b more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

This rare visitor from Eurasia is similar to Hudsonian Godwit. Black-tailed has a bolder white stripe on the upper surface of the wing, extending from the primaries clear through the secondaries (stripe does not extend through secondaries on Hudsonian). The underside of the Black-tailed's wing is whi more...

Length: 36 cm Wingspan: 74 cm

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Bristle-thighed Curlew

This species gets its name from the odd bristles at the base of the legs. It matches Whimbrel in size, shape, and head pattern, but Bristle-thighed shows much more buff, compared to the cold gray-brown of Whimbrel. In all plumages, the buff tail with black barring and plain buffy rump are distinctive more...

Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 81 cm

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Broad-billed Sandpiper

This little sandpiper, a rare visitor from Eurasia, is distinguished by its long heavy bill, which has a downward kink near the tip, and by its striped plumage. Alternate Adult: Blackish upperparts with broad buff and rufous feather edges that create pale stripes down the back. Two white stripes abov more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

In posture, shape, and habits this long-distance migrant is somewhat suggestive of a golden-plover. It stands upright, has long wings and proportionally long legs and a short, straight, thin bill. The plain buffy face, and beady black eye give this species a pigeon-headed look. In all plumages, the b more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank

This rare visitor from Eurasia is very similar to Greater Yellowlegs. The bill is gray with a dark tip, slightly upturned, and comprises over half of the total length of the head. The legs are dull green to yellow-green. In flight, the tail shows much white, and a white wedge extends from the rump up more...

Length: 31 cm Wingspan: 58 cm

Common Redshank

Common Redshank

Mid-sized Eurasian shorebird that resembles Greater Yellowlegs; adults have distinctive, red legs. Whitish eyering with dark lores. Long, straight bill. Alternate Adult: Barred grayish-brown upperparts with coarsely streaked underparts. Dark bill with reddish base. Basic Adult: Plain gray with thin w more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 56 cm

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

This Eurasian species strongly resembles Spotted Sandpiper in appearance and behavior. Alternate Adult: Dark brown above, with fine black streaks. The tertails are barred with black. The sides of the upper breast match the color of the upperparts and are also finely streaked with black. The remainder more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

This Eurasian species is nearly identical to Wilson's Snipe, and until recently was considered the same species. The two differ only in the pattern on the underside of the wing and by the number of tail feathers. Common Snipe shows extensive white on the underwing coverts and axillaries. These areas more...

Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 39 cm

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

In non-breeding plumages, this Eurasian species resembles a Dunlin, but note the longer black legs, longer wings that extend beyond the tail, thinner, more evenly decurved bill, and white rump. Alternate Male: Bright chestnut face and underparts are distinctive. Upperparts are mottled rufous, black, more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 37 cm

Dunlin

Dunlin

A mid-sized shorebird with relatively long, decurved bill. Alternate adult has rusty reddish brown back, mostly white underparts with a large black belly patch. Foreneck and breast marked with fine dusky streaks, flanks, vent and undertail unmarked white. Head shows medium reddish-brown crown with fi more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew

This species, formerly among the most abundant North American shorebirds, is now likely extinct. Sightings are occasionally reported, but the last confirmed occurrence was a bird shot in 1963. Eskimo Curlews strongly resemble Little Curlews and juvenile Whimbrels. Upperparts are dark brown with buffy more...

Length: 32 cm Wingspan: cm

Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Large shorebird with long, decurved dark bill with limited pale base. Heavily streaked upperparts with lighter streaking on head, breast and sides. Whitish to buffy belly. Whitish underwings and very pale tail with thin barring. White patch on rump and lower back. Juvenile much browner overall with m more...

Length: 54 cm Wingspan: 97 cm

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  • American Woodcock

    American Woodcock

    5 Photographs
  • Baird's Sandpiper

    Baird's Sandpiper

    19 Photographs
  • Bar-tailed Godwit

    Bar-tailed Godwit

    12 Photographs
  • Black Turnstone

    Black Turnstone

    8 Photographs
  • Black-tailed Godwit

    Black-tailed Godwit

    7 Photographs
  • Bristle-thighed Curlew

    Bristle-thighed Curlew

    4 Photographs
  • Broad-billed Sandpiper

    Broad-billed Sandpiper

    0 Photographs
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper

    Buff-breasted Sandpiper

    18 Photographs
  • Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

    2 Photographs
  • Common Redshank

    Common Redshank

    3 Photographs
  • Common Sandpiper

    Common Sandpiper

    1 Photograph
  • Common Snipe

    Common Snipe

    3 Photographs
  • Curlew Sandpiper

    Curlew Sandpiper

    2 Photographs
  • Dunlin

    Dunlin

    16 Photographs
  • Eskimo Curlew

    Eskimo Curlew

    0 Photographs
  • Eurasian Curlew

    Eurasian Curlew

    2 Photographs

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Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

1 species

Solitary Snipe

Solitary Snipe

Gallinago solitaria

Alpine Slopes, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

53 species

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Black Turnstone

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Bristle-thighed Curlew

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands
Broad-billed Sandpiper

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Common Redshank

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew

Numenius borealis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Far Eastern Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands
Gray-tailed Tattler

Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Great Knot

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Boreal Forest
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-billed Curlew

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Rocky Shores
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis

Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Calidris pygmea

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Surfbird

Surfbird

Calidris virgata

Rocky Shores, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Boreal Forest
Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

Rocky Shores, Streams and Brooks
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Willet

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

9 species

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

50 species

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Broad-billed Sandpiper

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Common Redshank

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Gray-tailed Tattler

Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Boreal Forest
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Slender-billed Curlew

Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris

Fresh Water Marshes
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Solitary Snipe

Solitary Snipe

Gallinago solitaria

Alpine Slopes, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Fresh Water Marshes
Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

Rocky Shores, Streams and Brooks
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Willet

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Fresh Water Marshes
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

20 species

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Bristle-thighed Curlew

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew

Numenius borealis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Far Eastern Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands
Great Knot

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest
Long-billed Curlew

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis

Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Surfbird

Surfbird

Calidris virgata

Rocky Shores, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Upland Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Open Country and Grasslands
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

11 species

American Woodcock

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Eastern Deciduous Forest
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Boreal Forest
Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps
Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Boreal Forest
Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps
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