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CHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #refs
Family ALCIDAE (puffins, guillemots and auks) 1    
Genus Alca (razorbill/guillemot) 1   1
Family BURHINIDAE (stone curlews) 1    
Species Burhinus oedicnemus (L.) (Stone Curlew)     4
Family CHARADRIIDAE (plovers) 2    
Genus Pluvialis (a genus of plovers) 1   2
Species Vanellus vanellus (L.) (Lapwing)     1
Family HAEMATOPODIDAE (oystercatchers) 1    
Species Haematopus ostralegus L. (Oystercatcher)     2
Family LARIDAE (sea gulls) 3    
Genus Larus (sea gulls) 2 18  
Species Rissa tridactyla (L.) (Kittiwake)   2 1
Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE (avocets and stilts) 1    
Species Recurvirostra avosetta L. (Avocet)     1
Family SCOLOPACIDAE (sandpipers, curlews, godwits, stints, woodcocks etc) 6    
Species Actitis hypoleucos (L.) (Common Sandpiper)     1
Genus Calidris (a genus of stints and sandpipers) 2   2
Genus Limosa (godwits) 1   1
Species Scolopax rusticola L. (Woodcock)   2  
Genus Tringa (a genus of sandpipers) 1   2
Family STERCORARIDAE (skuas) 1    
Genus Stercorarius (skuas) 1   1
Family STERNIDAE (terns) 2    
Genus Sterna (terns) 2   2

Suggested Literature

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 general literature references to CHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)

CHARADRIIFORMES may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
AVES
(birds)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 feeding and other relationships of CHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)

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