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Encyclopedia: Wader

Waders, called Shorebirds in North America (where "wader" is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas (Stercoraracidae), gulls (Laridae), terns (Sternidae), skimmers (Rhynchopidae), and auks (Alcidae). Also, the pratincoles (Glareolidae) and the Crab Plover (Dromadidae), which look more similar to waders, are closely related to the seabirds.

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Greenshank

Binomial name Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) The Greenshank , Tringa nebularia , is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is an subarctic bird, breeding from... loud trisyllabic whistle Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates, but will also take...

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Curlew Sandpiper

Binomial name Calidris ferruginea The Curlew Sandpiper , Calidris ferruginea is a small wader. This... highly gregarious, and will form flocks with other Calidris waders, particularly Dunlin. Despite its... arctic breeding waders instead. These birds forage in soft mud on marshes and the coast, mainly...

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Little Stint

Binomial name Calidris minuta The Little Stint , Calidris minuta , is a very small wader... south Asia. It is gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks with other Calidris waders... such as skuas and Snowy Owls will take arctic breeding waders instead. Its small size, fine dark...

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Shanks

Heterosceles Catoptrophorus Genera † see also: wader The shanks are a group of wading bird... prey, rather than probing like most waders. These species are more associated with temperate regions... environments than many waders. Unusually for waders, some of this group, notably Green Sandpiper...

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Temminck's Stint

Binomial name Calidris temminkii The Temminck's Stint , Calidris temminkii , is a small wader. This.... They not as gregarious as other Calidris waders, and rarely form large flocks. These birds are very small waders, similar in size to Little Stint, Calidris minuta . They are shorter legged and longer...

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American Avocet

( Recurvirostra americana ) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. Adults have long... small groups, sometimes with other waders. They are migratory and most winter on the southern...

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Ibisbill

related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae . It... Charadriiformes , see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES Suborder Charadrii : waders Family...

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Lari

Charadriiformes which includes the gulls, terns, skuas and skimmers, with the waders and auks... become adapted to inland environments. ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES Suborder Charadrii : waders Suborder...

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Seedsnipe

seedsnipe are a South American family of group of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a... ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES Suborder Charadrii : waders Family Thinocoridae Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe...

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Skimmer

tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes , which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The...: The waders. suborder Lari Family Laridae (gulls) Family Sternidae (terns) Family Stercorariidae...

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