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Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in North America

Learn about 31 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in North America. Includes 12 regular species and 19 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 Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows 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 Parrots Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Tyrant-flycatchers Waxbills Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens
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Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Near Threatened
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

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

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

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.

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
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Least Concern
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near Threatened
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Near Threatened
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Least Concern
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Least Concern
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least Concern
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern
Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Least Concern
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least Concern
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Least Concern
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Least Concern
Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Least Concern
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern
Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Least Concern
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Ruff

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

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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 Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows 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 Parrots Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Tyrant-flycatchers Waxbills Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens