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121 species found for “shorebird” in North America
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Wilson's Plover
Charadrius wilsonia
Mountain Plover
Charadrius montanus
Snowy Plover
Charadrius nivosus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Mew Gull
Larus canus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Double-striped Thick-knee
Burhinus bistriatus
Bahama Thick-knee
Burhinus nanus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Collared Plover
Charadrius collaris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Dorypaltus prosphatus
Dorypaltus prosphatus
Ceramornis major
Ceramornis major
Cimolopteryx maxima
Cimolopteryx maxima
Cimolopteryx rarus
Cimolopteryx rarus
Cimolopteryx minima
Cimolopteryx minima
Cimolopteryx petra
Cimolopteryx petra
Dakotornis cooperi
Dakotornis cooperi
Broad-billed Graculavus
Graculavus anceps
Slender Graculavus
Graculavus angustus
Diminutive Graculavus
Graculavus pumilus
Swift Graculavus
Graculavus velox
Edvards's Laornis
Laornis edvardsianus
Palaeotringa littoralis
Palaeotringa littoralis
Palaeotringa vagans
Palaeotringa vagans
Haematopus spec
Haematopus spec
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Northern x Wattled Jacana (hybrid)
Jacana spinosa x jacana
Arctic Gull
Larus arcticus
Elmore's Gull
Larus elmorei
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucodes
Hutchins's Gull
Larus hutchinsii
Lake Gull
Larus lacus
Iceland Gull
Larus leucopterus
Snowy Gull
Larus niveus
Oregon Gull
Larus oregonus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Speculative Gull
Larus spec
Vega Gull
Larus vegae
Rynchops fulva
Rynchops fulva
Himantopus wilsonii
Himantopus wilsonii
Tenuicrus magnum
Tenuicrus magnum
Recurvirostra spec
Recurvirostra spec
Bartramia umatilla
Bartramia umatilla
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Calidris pacis
Calidris pacis
Sandpiper
Ereunetes rayi
Micropalama hesternus
Micropalama hesternus
Elorius paludicola
Elorius paludicola
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago kakuki
Gallinago kakuki
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Van Rossem's Godwit
Limosa vanrossemi
Eskimo Curlew
Numenius borealis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Palnumenius victima
Palnumenius victima
Parvelorius calidris
Parvelorius calidris
Snipe
Scolopax hutchensi
Ameghini's Sandpiper
Tringa ameghini
Dorsal Tringa
Tringa dorsalis
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Tringa littorea
Tringa littorea
Falco oregonus
Falco oregonus
Eocene False Gull
Pseudolarus eocaenus
Nearctic Messelornis
Messelornis nearctica
Tringa hoffmanni
Tringa hoffmanni
American Pipit
Motacilla currucoides
White Heron
Ardea leuce