Charadriiformes of the World
The birds on this page are from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It is a snapshot of the thousands of the birds that inhabit our world. Enjoy the creatures around us and appreciate their beauty and sounds. This page is an ongoing work in progress.
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Charadriidae Family
Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover In Mangrove National Park In Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover In Yokohama, Japan Charadrius mongolus - Lesser Sand Plover At The Port of Yokohama (Japan) Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer On The Ground In Bell County, Texas (USA) Pluvialis fulva - Pacific Golden Plover At Andersen AFB on Guam (USA) Vanellus cinereus - Grey-headed Lapwig Over Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing In Flight Low Over Ansbach, Bavaria (Germany) |
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Glareolidae Family
Glareola maldivarum - Oriental Pratincole in Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) |
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Haematopodidae Family
Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher in the United Kingdom |
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Laridae Family
Chroicocephalus ridibundus - Black-Headed Gull Over the Neckar River In Stuttgart, Germany Larus argentatus - European Herring Gull On The Dingle Peninsula, Ireland Larus crassirostris - Black-tailed Gull Over Tokyo Bay In Japan Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull At Lake Belton, Texas (USA) Larus michahellis - Yellow-legged Gull Takes Flight at Terme Di Caracalla in Rome, Italy Larus vegae - Vega Gull Over Sagami Bay In Japan Leucophaeus atricilla - Laughing Gull On The Gulf of Mexico Coast In Texas (USA) |
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Laridae Family - Terns
Hydroprogne caspia - Caspian Tern Over Mangrove National Park In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sterna sumatrana - Black-naped Terns In The East China Sea Off Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) Sternula albifrons - Little Tern Over West Beach At Kasai Marine Park in Tokyo (Japan) Sternula antillarum - Least Tern In Flight Over The Gulf of Mexico Off Texas (USA) |
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Recurvirostridae Family
Himantopus mexicanus - Black-necked Stilt At The James Campbell On Oahu Island In Hawaii (USA) |
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Scolopacidae Family
Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper At Mangrove National Park In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Arenaria interpres - Ruddy Turnstone Flying Over Tokyo Bay In Japan Calidris alpina - Dunlin At Kasai Rinkai Park In Tokyo, Japan Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit At Ariake Sea Tidal Flat, Japan Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel At Mangrove National Park In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tringa brevipes - at Kasai Rinkai Park Tokyo, Japan Tringa semipalmata - Willet Over the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas, USA Tringa totanus - Common Redshank at Mangrove N.P. in the United Arab Emirates |
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