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Common snipe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snipe | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago gallinago | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Curlew sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlew_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Dunlin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlin | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Eskimo curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius borealis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Eurasian curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Eurasian woodcock | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_woodcock | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Scolopax rusticola | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Far Eastern curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Eastern_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius madagascariensis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Great knot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_knot | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris tenuirostris | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Greater yellowlegs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_yellowlegs | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa melanoleuca | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Green sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Gray-tailed tattler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-tailed_tattler | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa brevipes | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Hudsonian godwit | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudsonian_godwit | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limosa haemastica | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Whimbrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudsonian_whimbrel | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Jack snipe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_snipe | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Lymnocryptes minimus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Least sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris minutilla | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Lesser yellowlegs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_yellowlegs | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa flavipes | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Little curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius minutus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Little stint | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_stint | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Long-billed curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-billed_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius americanus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Long-billed dowitcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-billed_dowitcher | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Long-toed stint | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-toed_stint | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris subminuta | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Marbled godwit | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbled_godwit | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limosa fedoa | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Marsh sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Pectoral sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectoral_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Pin-tailed snipe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-tailed_snipe | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago stenura | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Purple sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris maritima | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Red knot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_knot | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris canutus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Red phalarope | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_phalarope | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Phalaropus fulicarius | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Red-necked phalarope | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-necked_phalarope | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Red-necked stint | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-necked_stint | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris ruficollis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Rock sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris ptilocnemis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Ruddy turnstone | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_turnstone | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Ruff | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruff_(bird) | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Sanderling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderling | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Semipalmated sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalmated_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris pusilla | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Sharp-tailed sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp-tailed_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris acuminata | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Short-billed dowitcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-billed_dowitcher | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Limnodromus griseus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Slender-billed curlew | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-billed_curlew | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Numenius tenuirostris | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Solitary sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Solitary snipe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_snipe | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago solitaria | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Spoon-billed sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon-billed_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris pygmea | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Spotted redshank | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_redshank | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa erythropus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Spotted sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Stilt sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris himantopus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Surfbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfbird | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris virgata | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Temminck's stint | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temminck%27s_stint | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris temminckii | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Terek sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terek_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Upland sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Bartramia longicauda | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Wandering tattler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_tattler | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa incana | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Western sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris mauri | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
White-rumped sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-rumped_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Calidris fuscicollis | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Willet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willet | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa semipalmata | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Wilson's phalarope | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%27s_phalarope | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Phalaropus tricolor | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Wilson's snipe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%27s_snipe | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Gallinago delicata | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Wood sandpiper | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_sandpiper | Sandpipers and allies | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. |
Collared pratincole | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_pratincole | Pratincoles and coursers | Charadriiformes | Glareolidae | Glareola pratincola | Pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. Their short bills are an adaptation to aerial feeding. |
Oriental pratincole | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_pratincole | Pratincoles and coursers | Charadriiformes | Glareolidae | Glareola maldivarum | Pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. Their short bills are an adaptation to aerial feeding. |
Great skua | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_skua | Skuas and jaegers | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius skua | Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. |
Long-tailed jaeger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_jaeger | Skuas and jaegers | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius longicaudus | Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. |
Pomarine jaeger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomarine_jaeger | Skuas and jaegers | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius pomarinus | Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. |
Parasitic jaeger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_jaeger | Skuas and jaegers | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius parasiticus | Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. |
South polar skua | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_polar_skua | Skuas and jaegers | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius maccormicki | Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. |
Ancient murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Synthliboramphus antiquus | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Atlantic puffin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_puffin | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Fratercula arctica | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Black guillemot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_guillemot | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Cepphus grylle | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Cassin's auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassin%27s_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Ptychoramphus aleuticus | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Common murre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_murre | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Uria aalge | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Craveri's murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craveri%27s_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Synthliboramphus craveri | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Crested auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Aethia cristatella | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Dovekie | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovekie | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Alle alle | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Great auk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Pinguinus impennis | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Guadalupe murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Synthliboramphus hypoleucus | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Horned puffin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_puffin | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Fratercula corniculata | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Kittlitz's murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittlitz%27s_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Brachyramphus brevirostris | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Least auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Aethia pusilla | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Long-billed murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-billed_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Brachyramphus perdix | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Marbled murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbled_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Brachyramphus marmoratus | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Parakeet auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parakeet_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Aethia psittacula | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Pigeon guillemot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_guillemot | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Cepphus columba | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Razorbill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorbill | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Alca torda | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Rhinoceros auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Cerorhinca monocerata | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Scripps's murrelet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps%27s_murrelet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Synthliboramphus scrippsi | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Thick-billed murre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thick-billed_murre | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Uria lomvia | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Tufted puffin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_puffin | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Fratercula cirrhata | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Whiskered auklet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskered_auklet | Auks, murres and puffins | Charadriiformes | Alcidae | Aethia pygmaea | Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. |
Aleutian tern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_tern | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Onychoprion aleuticus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Herring gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_herring_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus argentatus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Arctic tern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_tern | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Belcher's gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belcher%27s_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus belcheri | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black noddy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_noddy | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Anous minutus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black skimmer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_skimmer | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Rynchops niger | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black tern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tern | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Chlidonias niger | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black-headed gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black-legged kittiwake | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-legged_kittiwake | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Rissa tridactyla | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Black-tailed gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-tailed_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus crassirostris | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Bonaparte's gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaparte%27s_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Bridled tern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridled_tern | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Brown noddy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_noddy | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Anous stolidus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
California gull | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gull | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Larus californicus | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |
Caspian tern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_tern | Gulls, terns, and skimmers | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. |