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Charadriiformes - shorebirds

Piping PloverThere are about 350 species of birds in this order. They are found in all parts of the world. The birds in this order live near or on the water and they range in size from small to large! There are 16 familes in the order.








  Families

  Alcidae (auks, murres)
  Burhinidae (thick-knees)
  Charadriidae (plovers)
  Chionididae (sheathbills)
  Dromadidae (crab plover)
  Glareolidae (pratincoles, coursers)
  Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
  Ibidorhynchidae (ibisbill)

  Jacanidae (jacanas)
 
Laridae (gulls, terns)
  Pedionomidae (plains wanderer)
  Recurvirostridae (avocets. stilts)
  Rostratulidae (painted snipe)
  Rynchopidae (skimmers)
  Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
  Thinocoridae (seedsnipe)


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