Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes in Spain

Learn about 25 birds from the Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes family (Scolopacidae) found in Spain. Includes 24 regular species and 1 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

Accentors Auks Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Flamingos Gannets and Boobies Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Northern Storm-petrels Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens

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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

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

Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern

Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

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

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

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Least Concern

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern

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

Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern

Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

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

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

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Least Concern

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Least Concern

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least Concern

Vagrant Scolopacidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least Concern

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Accentors Auks Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Flamingos Gannets and Boobies Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Northern Storm-petrels Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens