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Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in Canada

Learn about 21 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in Canada. Includes 11 regular species and 10 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Auks Barn Owls Cardinals Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hummingbirds Larks Longspurs Loons/Divers Mockingbirds and Thrashers New World Blackbirds New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Sparrows Osprey Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers
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Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Near Threatened
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Least Concern
Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Least Concern
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least Concern
Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Least Concern
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Near Threatened
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Least Concern
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Least Concern
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Least Concern
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Near Threatened
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near Threatened
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Near Threatened
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Least Concern
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Least Concern
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Least Concern
Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Least Concern
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

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Auks Barn Owls Cardinals Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hummingbirds Larks Longspurs Loons/Divers Mockingbirds and Thrashers New World Blackbirds New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Sparrows Osprey Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers