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Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in Malawi

Learn about 16 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in Malawi. Includes 14 regular species and 2 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters 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 Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Secretarybird Shrikes Swallows and Martins Swifts
16 results
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Near Threatened
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Least Concern
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Least Concern
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near Threatened
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Near Threatened
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least Concern
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
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

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

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
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

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

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Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bee-eaters 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 Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Secretarybird Shrikes Swallows and Martins Swifts