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CHARADRIIFORMES (Shorebirds, Gulls, and relatives)
| Family Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins) | ||
| Genus Aethia | ||
| Aethia cristatella (Crested Auklet)* | ||
| Aethia pusilla (Least Auklet)* | ||
| Genus Brachyramphus | ||
| Brachyramphus brevirostris (Kittlitz's Murrelet)* | ||
| Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet) | ||
| Brachyramphus perdix (Long-billed Murrelet)* | ||
| Genus Cepphus | ||
| Cepphus columba (Pigeon Guillemot) | ||
| Genus Cerorhinca | ||
| Cerorhinca monocerata (Rhinoceros Auklet) | ||
| Genus Cyclorrhynchus | ||
| Cyclorrhynchus psittacula (Parakeet Auklet)* | ||
| Genus Fratercula | ||
| Fratercula cirrhata (Tufted Puffin) | ||
| Fratercula corniculata (Horned Puffin) | ||
| Genus Ptychoramphus | ||
| Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Cassin's Auklet) | ||
| Genus Synthliboramphus | ||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient Murrelet) | ||
| Synthliboramphus craveri (Craveri's Murrelet) | ||
| Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus' Murrelet) | ||
| Genus Uria | ||
| Uria aalge (Common Murre) | ||
| Uria lomvia (Thick-billed Murre)* | ||
| Family Charadriidae (Plovers and relatives) | ||
| Genus Charadrius | ||
| Charadrius alexandrinus ( Snowy Plover) | ||
| Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover)* | ||
| Charadrius mongolus (Mongolian Plover)* | ||
| Charadrius montanus (Mountain Plover) | ||
| Charadrius morinellus (Eurasian Dotterel)* | ||
| Charadrius semipalmatus ( Semipalmated Plover) | ||
| Charadrius vociferus ( Killdeer) | ||
| Charadrius wilsonia (Wilson's Plover)* | ||
| Genus Pluvialis | ||
| Pluvialis dominica (American Golden-Plover) | ||
| Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover) | ||
| Pluvialis squatarola (Black-bellied Plover) | ||
| Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) | ||
| Genus Haematopus | ||
| Haematopus bachmani ( Black Oystercatcher) | ||
| Haematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)* | ||
| Family Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers) | ||
| Genus Catharacta | ||
| Catharacta maccormicki (South Polar Skua) | ||
| Genus Chlidonias | ||
| Chlidonias niger ( Black Tern) | ||
| Genus Larus | ||
| Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) | ||
| Larus atricilla (Laughing Gull) | ||
| Larus belcheri (Band-tailed Gull)* | ||
| Larus californicus (California Gull) | ||
| Larus canus ( Mew Gull) | ||
| Larus crassirostris ( Black-tailed Gull)* | ||
| Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) | ||
| Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)* | ||
| Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull) | ||
| Larus heermanni (Heermann's Gull) | ||
| Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull) | ||
| Larus livens ( Yellow-footed Gull) | ||
| Larus minutus (Little Gull)* | ||
| Larus occidentalis (Western Gull) | ||
| Larus philadelphia ( Bonaparte's Gull) | ||
| Larus pipixcan (Franklin's Gull) | ||
| Larus ridibundus ( Common Black-headed Gull)* | ||
| Larus thayeri (Thayer's Gull) | ||
| Genus Pagophila | ||
| Pagophila eburnea (Ivory Gull)* | ||
| Genus Rissa | ||
| Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake) | ||
| Genus Rynchops | ||
| Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer) | ||
| Genus Stercorarius | ||
| Stercorarius longicaudus (Long-tailed Jaeger) | ||
| Stercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger) | ||
| Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger) | ||
| Sterna antillarum (Least Tern) | ||
| Sterna caspia (Caspian Tern) | ||
| Sterna elegans (Elegant Tern) | ||
| Sterna forsteri (Forster's Tern) | ||
| Sterna fuscata (Sooty Tern)* | ||
| Sterna hirundo ( Common Tern) | ||
| Sterna maxima (Royal Tern) | ||
| Sterna nilotica ( Gull-billed Tern) | ||
| Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern) | ||
| Sterna sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)* | ||
| Genus Xema | ||
| Xema sabini (Sabine's Gull) | ||
| Family Recurvirostridae (Avocets and stilts) | ||
| Genus Himantopus | ||
| Himantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt) | ||
| Genus Recurvirostra | ||
| Recurvirostra americana (American Avocet) | ||
| Family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and relatives) | ||
| Genus Actitis | ||
| Actitis macularia ( Spotted Sandpiper) | ||
| Genus Aphriza | ||
| Aphriza virgata (Surfbird) | ||
| Genus Arenaria | ||
| Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) | ||
| Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone) | ||
| Genus Bartramia | ||
| Bartramia longicauda ( Upland Sandpiper)* | ||
| Genus Calidris | ||
| Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris alba (Sanderling) | ||
| Calidris alpina (Dunlin) | ||
| Calidris bairdii ( Baird's Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris canutus (Red Knot) | ||
| Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper)* | ||
| Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped Sandpiper)* | ||
| Calidris himantopus ( Stilt Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris minuta ( Little Stint)* | ||
| Calidris minutilla ( Least Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris ptilocnemis (Rock Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris pusilla (Semipalmated Sandpiper) | ||
| Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)* | ||
| Calidris subminuta ( Long-toed Stint)* | ||
| Genus Catoptrophorus | ||
| Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Willet) | ||
| Genus Gallinago | ||
| Gallinago gallinago ( Common Snipe) | ||
| Genus Heteroscelus | ||
| Heteroscelus brevipes (Gray-tailed Tattler)* | ||
| Heteroscelus incanus (Wandering Tattler) | ||
| Genus Limnodromus | ||
| Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher) | ||
| Genus Limosa | ||
| Limosa fedoa ( Marbled Godwit) | ||
| Limosa haemastica (Hudsonian Godwit)* | ||
| Limosa lapponica ( Bar-tailed Godwit)* | ||
| Genus Limnodromus | ||
| Limnodromus scolopaceus (Long-billed Dowitcher) | ||
| Genus Lymnocryptes | ||
| Lymnocryptes minimus (Jack Snipe)* | ||
| Genus Numenius | ||
| Numenius americanus ( Long-billed Curlew) | ||
| Numenius minutus ( Little Curlew)* | ||
| Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) | ||
| Numenius tahitiensis (Bristle-thighed Curlew)* | ||
| Genus Phalaropus | ||
| Phalaropus fulicaria (Red Phalarope) | ||
| Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope) | ||
| Phalaropus tricolor ( Wilson's Phalarope) | ||
| Genus Philomachus | ||
| Philomachus pugnax ( Ruff) | ||
| Genus Tringa | ||
| Tringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank)* | ||
| Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) | ||
| Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs) | ||
| Tringa solitaria ( Solitary Sandpiper) | ||
| Genus Tryngites | ||
| Tryngites subruficollis (Buff-breasted Sandpiper)* | ||
| Genus Xenus | ||
| Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper)* | ||