Charadriiformes
Order Charadriiformes — 154 species with pages here, 22,904,963 occurrence records between them.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · useful taxonomy trail; this child page is kept out of search indexing until a demand and quality gate is defined.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus · 4,046,434 records
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus · 3,247,099 records
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus · 1,650,445 records
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus · 1,123,276 records
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus · 1,123,258 records
Mew Gull
Larus canus · 986,748 records
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata · 675,489 records
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago · 636,918 records
Dunlin
Calidris alpina · 632,795 records
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus · 565,525 records
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia · 534,746 records
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo · 519,969 records
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus · 493,641 records
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola · 479,652 records
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos · 468,618 records
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus · 466,789 records
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula · 462,509 records
Ruff
Calidris pugnax · 439,135 records
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria · 316,036 records
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus · 263,862 records
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea · 232,790 records
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta · 204,548 records
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola · 200,924 records
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus · 200,388 records
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia · 194,718 records
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica · 188,571 records
Common Murre
Uria aalge · 184,480 records
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus · 159,913 records
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis · 151,346 records
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa · 150,966 records
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle · 134,708 records
Razorbill
Alca torda · 133,188 records
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii · 129,093 records
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea · 125,308 records
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres · 114,213 records
Little Stint
Calidris minuta · 101,996 records
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus · 97,476 records
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons · 93,379 records
Sanderling
Calidris alba · 75,312 records
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla · 69,554 records
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima · 69,108 records
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans · 64,970 records
Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus · 60,544 records
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus · 48,466 records
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis · 43,365 records
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus · 43,034 records
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus · 39,579 records
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus · 28,610 records
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis · 25,175 records
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus · 21,146 records
Dovekie
Alle alle · 20,015 records
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua · 19,177 records
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla · 18,841 records
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva · 18,364 records
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris · 18,225 records
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla · 17,153 records
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos · 16,520 records
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata · 16,511 records
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca · 14,701 records
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes · 13,653 records
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus · 13,282 records
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius · 13,007 records
Willet
Tringa semipalmata · 12,327 records
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius · 11,936 records
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria · 11,479 records
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus · 11,475 records
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides · 10,461 records
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus · 9,938 records
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus · 9,571 records
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica · 8,505 records
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus · 7,511 records
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla · 5,490 records
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus · 5,463 records
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis · 5,354 records
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus · 5,166 records
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica · 4,786 records
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida · 4,414 records
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum · 4,053 records
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus · 3,979 records
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis · 3,838 records
American herring gull
Larus smithsonianus · 3,694 records
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica · 3,044 records
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia · 2,845 records
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana · 2,827 records
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus · 2,747 records
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae · 1,960 records
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus · 1,957 records
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus · 1,933 records
Greater Sand-Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii · 1,856 records
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus · 1,671 records
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis · 1,665 records
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles · 1,463 records
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea · 1,457 records
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus · 1,327 records
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii · 1,291 records
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana · 1,242 records
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus · 1,125 records
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum · 950 records
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii · 930 records
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus · 877 records
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii · 769 records
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki · 717 records
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa · 675 records
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus · 628 records
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus · 598 records
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei · 584 records
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus · 550 records
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor · 521 records
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes · 479 records
White Tern
Gygis alba · 475 records
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus · 470 records
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus · 445 records
Black Noddy
Anous minutus · 425 records
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus · 333 records
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus · 326 records
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis · 321 records
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus · 317 records
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus · 285 records
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis · 280 records
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata · 272 records
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