Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes

Gallery of Charadriiformes (Waders) This page is a gallery of featured pictures that the community has chosen to be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. Other galleries containing featured pictures of birds: Accipitriformes Anseriformes Charadriiformes Passeriformes Pelecaniformes Other birds   IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Charadriiformes Order : Charadriiformes (Waders) Family : Alcidae (Auks) Genus : Phalacrocorax Alca torda (Razorbills), Phalacrocorax aristotelis (European Shags) and Uria aalge (Common Murre) Top See also: Phalacrocorax (category) Galleries   Genus : Fratercula Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) in flight Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) in flight Top See also: Fratercula (category) Galleries   Family : Charadriidae (Plovers) Genus : Charadrius Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded Plover) Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover) Charadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover) Charadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover) Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover), chick Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover), chick Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer) Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer) Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer) Elseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) Top See also: Charadrius (category) Galleries   Genus : Erythrogonys Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel) Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel) Pitt Town Lagoon Top See also: Erythrogonys (category) Galleries   Genus : Pluvialis Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover) Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover) Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover) Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover) Top See also: Pluvialis (category) Galleries   Genus : Thinornis Thinornis rubricollis (Hooded Dotterel) Top See also: Thinornis (category) Galleries   Genus : Vanellus Vanellus armatus (Blacksmith Lapwing) Vanellus miles subsp. miles (Masked Lapwing) Vanellus miles subsp. miles (Masked Lapwing) Vanellus miles subsp. novaehollandiae (Masked Lapwing) Vanellus senegallus (African Wattled Lapwing) Vanellus spinosus (Spur-winged Lapwing) Vanellus tectus subsp. tectus (Black-headed Lapwing) Top See also: Vanellus (category) Galleries   Family : Glareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers) Genus : Glareola SL Bundala NP asv2020-01 img17 Glareola maldivarum (Oriental Pratincole) Courvite Isabelle Jbil NP 002 Top See also: Glareola (category) Galleries   Family : Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) Genus : Haematopus Haematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatchers) Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher) Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian oystercatcher) Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty oystercatcher) American oystercatchers at Fort Tilden (60747) Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) adult feeding with juvenile Top See also: Haematopus (category) Galleries   Family : Jacanidae (Jacana) Genus : Jacana Jacana jacana (Wattled Jacana) Top See also: Jacana (category) Galleries   Genus : Metopidius Metopidius indicus (Bronze-winged Jacana) Top See also: Metopidius (category) Galleries   Family : Laridae (Gulls, terns and skimmers) Genus : Anous Anous stolidus pileatus (Common Noddy) Top See also: Anous (category) Galleries   Genus : Chroicocephalus Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull) Chroicocephalus genei (Slender-billed Gull) Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Red-billed gull) Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Red-billed gull) Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) Top See also: Chroicocephalus (category) Galleries   Genus : Gygis Gygis alba candida (White Tern) Top See also: Gygis alba (category) Galleries   Genus : Larus Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull) Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull) Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull) Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull), attacking Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull), juvenile Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull), immature Larus californicus (California Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gulls) Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull) Larus heermanni (Heermann's Gull) Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull), juvenile Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull) Larus michahellis subsp. atlantis (Yellow-legged Gulls) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) Larus pacificus pacificus (Pacific Gull) Larus scopulinus (Red-billed Gull) Larus smithsonianus (Herring Gull), juvenile Top See also: Larus (category) Galleries   Genus : Leucophaeus Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull) Flock of gulls in Cape May Top See also: Leucophaeus (category) Galleries   Genus : Rissa Dreizehenmöwe im Flug Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake) Top See also: Rissa (category) Galleries   Genus : Rynchops Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight Top See also: Rynchops (category) Galleries   Genus : Sterna Sterna forsteri (Forster’s Tern) juvenile Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern) Top See also: Sterna (category) Galleries   Genus : Thalasseus Thalasseus bergii (Greater Crested Tern) Thalasseus bergii (Greater Crested Tern) Thalasseus bergii (Greater Crested Tern) Thalasseus bergii (Greater Crested Tern) Mortimer Bay Thalasseus maximus (Royal Tern) Top See also: Thalasseus (category) Galleries   Family : Pedionomidae (Plains-wanderer) Genus : Pedionomus ♀ Pedionomus torquatus (Plains-wanderer) Top See also: Pedionomus (category) Galleries   Family : Recurvirostridae (Avocets and Stilts) Genus : Himantopus Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt) Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt) Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt) Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt), juvenile Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) Himantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt) Top See also: Himantopus (category) Galleries   Genus : Recurvirostra Recurvirostra americana (American Avocet) Recurvirostra avosetta (Pied Avocet), chick Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet) Top See also: Recurvirostra (category) Galleries   Family : Scolopacidae (Typical Waders) Genus : Actitis Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) Actitis macularius (Spotted Sandpiper) Top See also: Actitis (category) Galleries   Genus : Arenaria Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) Top See also: Arenaria (Scolopacidae) (category) Galleries   Genus : Bartramia Bartramia longicauda (Upland Sandpiper) Top See also: Bartramia (category) Galleries   Genus : Calidris Calidris alba (Sanderling) Calidris alba (Sanderling) Calidris alba (Sanderlings) Calidris alba (Sanderling) Calidris alba (Sanderling) Calidris canutus (Red Knot) Calidris canutus rufa (Rufa Red Knot) Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) Calidris pusilla (Semipalmated Sandpiper) Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint) Top See also: Calidris (category) Galleries   Genus : Gallinago Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe) Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe) Top See also: Gallinago (category) Galleries   Genus : Limnodromus Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher) Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher) bathing Limnodromus scolopaceus (Long-billed Dowitcher) Top See also: Limnodromus (category) Galleries   Genus : Limosa Limosa limosa (Black-Tailed Godwit) Top See also: Limosa (category) Galleries   Genus : Numenius Numenius americanus (Long-billed Curlew) Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) Top See also: Numenius (category) Galleries   Genus : Phalaropus Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope) Top See also: Phalaropus (category) Galleries   Genus : Tringa Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank) Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank) Tringa semipalmata (Willet) Tringa stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper) Tringa totanus (Common Redshank) Tringa totanus (Common Redshank) Top See also: Tringa (category) Galleries   Family : Stercorariidae (Skuas) Genus : Stercorarius Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on an ice floe, Svalbard Top See also: Stercorarius (category) Galleries   Unsorted The FPCBot will place images here, they can manually be sorted into more specific sections. 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