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Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in Botswana

Learn about 17 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in Botswana. Includes 12 regular species and 5 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters Bustards Cormorants Crows and Jays Cuckoos Drongos Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Flamingos Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Jacanas Leaf Warblers Nightjars Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Warblers Osprey Ostriches Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Secretarybird Shrikes Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts
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Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Near Threatened
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Near Threatened
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Least Concern
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near Threatened
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Near Threatened
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Least Concern
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Least Concern
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Least Concern
Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Least Concern
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Least Concern
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least Concern
Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Least Concern
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least Concern
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Near Threatened
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

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Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters Bustards Cormorants Crows and Jays Cuckoos Drongos Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Flamingos Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Jacanas Leaf Warblers Nightjars Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Warblers Osprey Ostriches Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Secretarybird Shrikes Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts