Charadriiformes of the World

​This page is a snapshot of just a few of the beautiful birds that inhabit our world.  This page is an ongoing work in progress.

Charadriidae Family

Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) 
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 

Grey-headed Lapwig (Vanellus cinereus)
​Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) ​

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
​ Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) ​​

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Glareolidae Family

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) ​

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) On A Road In Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (Asia)

Haematopodidae Family

​Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 

Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) On Hadseløya Island, Norway (Europe)

Jacanidae Family

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) At the Chobe River In Chobe National Park, Botswana (Africa)

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Laridae Family

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)

Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 
Vega Gull (Larus vegae) 

Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) ​
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) 
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

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​Recurvirostridae Family

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 
​Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) 
​Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

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​Scolopacidae Family

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) ​

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 
Redshank (Tringa totanus) 
Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) 
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 
​Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) ​​

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