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Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

65 Bird Species
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Large, stocky woodland shorebird. Brownish overall. Strongly patterned with bars and stripes to blend in with the forest floor. Patterned brownish head and neck with large dark eye, dark lores and dark stripe below eye. Dark crown with several white bars. Long thick pink bill with darker tip. Brown b more...

Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 55 cm

Far Eastern Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Very large Asian shorebird with an extremely long, decurved dark bill that is pale at the base. Bill longest on female. Unmarked head with darkish lores and white eye arcs. Gray legs. Grayish-brown overall, more reddish brown on back and scapulars, coarse streaks on neck, breast, and wings. Feathers more...

Length: 60 cm Wingspan: 110 cm

Gray-tailed Tattler

Gray-tailed Tattler

This Asian species is very similar to Wandering Tattler. The two are best differentiated by voice. The bill is black, with a pale gray to yellowish base. The legs are dull yellow. The wing tips extend just to the tip of the tail, while the wings of Wandering Tattler extend well beyond the tail. At ex more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 51 cm

Great Knot

Great Knot

This species is a rare visitor from Asia. Alternate Adult: Plumage pattern similar to alternate Surfbird, but more elongated in shape with a longer bill, and dark gray legs. Upperparts dark gray-brown to blackish with pale feather edges and extensive rufous on the scapulars. Underparts white with ext more...

Length: 27 cm Wingspan: cm

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

This species is very similar in pattern to Lesser Yellowlegs, but is larger, with a longer bill, proportionally shorter legs, and a different call. Wingtips extend just beyond the tail. The bill is black (with a variable amount of dull olive at the base), slightly upturned. Bill length is approximate more...

Length: 29 cm Wingspan: 58 cm

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Medium-sized sandpiper. Medium length straight black bill with greenish base. Slightly long greenish legs. Breeding Adult: Streaky dark head and neck and a fairly clean white throat. Dark eye with even, white eye ring. Black lores and variable white supercillium in front of eye. Center of the upper b more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 42 cm

Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

This species is best differentiated from other godwits by its unique wing pattern. The underside of the wing is black, with a broad diffuse white stripe through the secondaries and inner primaries. The upper surface of the wing is dark, with a thin white stripe through the secondaries, becoming much more...

Length: 36 cm Wingspan: 66 cm

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

This rare visitor from Eurasia is much smaller than other snipes. The bill, dull pinkish with a dark tip, is comparatively short. In flight, the tail is dark and pointed, and the wings are slightly rounded. The upperparts are mottled chestnut and dark glossy green. Two pairs of buffy yellow stripes, more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

This is the smallest shorebird. The bill is short and slightly decurved, and comes to a fine point. The short wings show no primary projection, and barely reach the end of the tail. The legs vary from yellowish to greenish straw-colored, but this can be concealed by mud. Alternate Adult: Rich brown a more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

This species is patterned like Greater Yellowlegs, but is smaller with a shorter bill, has proportionally longer legs and a different call. In all plumages, the legs are yellow to yellow-orange. Wingtips extend well beyond the tail. The bill is black, straight, and slightly longer than the total leng more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 59 cm

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Small distinctive curlew. Ages and sexes very similar. Pale buffy-brownish head with a dark crown and a broad diffuse whitish supercilium, large dark eye with smudgy dark brown lores. Dark bill with mostly pinkish lower mandible is much shorter and shows less curvature than the bills of other curlews more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 70 cm

Little Stint

Little Stint

This Eurasian species is a rare vagrant to North America. The bill is fairly short and tapered, similar to that of Least Sandpiper. The legs are black. The wing tips extend beyond the tail. In all plumages, the throat is white and unmarked. Alternate Adult: Upperparts have black feather centers with more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Long-billed Curlew

Long-billed Curlew

This species, largest among North American shorebirds, resembles a godwit with an extremely long, decurved bill. Adult is sandy-brown overall, heavily patterned with warm brown and black on wings and back. Underparts are relatively unmarked buffy, with fine light streaks on neck. Head is unpatterned more...

Length: 58 cm Wingspan: 89 cm

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

A mid-sized, chunky shorebird with relatively long, straight bill. Alternate Adult is rufous overall with back and wings heavily patterned with black and rufous, each wing feather edged in white. Black barring extends along undertail coverts, flanks, and sides of neck. Head has dark eyeline and crown more...

Length: 29 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint

A small, Asian shorebird; accidental visitor to Pacific Coast of North America. Closely resembles Least Sandpiper, but note more reddish crown, conspicuous supercilium, which broadens behind eye, dark forehead, and white-edged wing coverts. Adults have relatively short yellow legs, and short black bi more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 34 cm

Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Large, long-legged shorebird with long, nearly straight bill. Alternate Adult is sandy-brown overall, heavily barred with black on underparts, wings, tail, and back. Neck has fine vertical streaks. Head has blackish eyeline and crown. Basic Adult is clean buffy underneath with diffuse head markings. more...

Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 76 cm

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  • Eurasian Woodcock

    Eurasian Woodcock

    0 Photographs
  • Far Eastern Curlew

    Far Eastern Curlew

    2 Photographs
  • Gray-tailed Tattler

    Gray-tailed Tattler

    1 Photograph
  • Great Knot

    Great Knot

    6 Photographs
  • Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs

    20 Photographs
  • Green Sandpiper

    Green Sandpiper

    0 Photographs
  • Hudsonian Godwit

    Hudsonian Godwit

    5 Photographs
  • Jack Snipe

    Jack Snipe

    0 Photographs
  • Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    31 Photographs
  • Lesser Yellowlegs

    Lesser Yellowlegs

    19 Photographs
  • Little Curlew

    Little Curlew

    0 Photographs
  • Little Stint

    Little Stint

    5 Photographs
  • Long-billed Curlew

    Long-billed Curlew

    6 Photographs
  • Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    20 Photographs
  • Long-toed Stint

    Long-toed Stint

    4 Photographs
  • Marbled Godwit

    Marbled Godwit

    24 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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