Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in Liechtenstein

Learn about 18 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in Liechtenstein. Includes 8 regular species and 10 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Near Threatened
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Least Concern
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Least Concern
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near Threatened
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Least Concern
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least Concern
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Near Threatened
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Least Concern
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Least Concern
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Least Concern
Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Least Concern
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Least Concern
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern

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Accentors Barn Owls Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Woodpeckers Wrens