CHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)

Subtaxa

Rank

Taxon

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

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