Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
The family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and comprises 98 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 21 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Species
- 98
- Threatened species
- 21
All species of the family Scolopacidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Eskimo Curlew
Numenius borealis
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Amami Woodcock
Scolopax mira
Bukidnon Woodcock
Scolopax bukidnonensis
Javan Woodcock
Scolopax saturata
New Guinea Woodcock
Scolopax rosenbergii
Sulawesi Woodcock
Scolopax celebensis
Moluccan Woodcock
Scolopax rochussenii
North Island Snipe
Coenocorypha barrierensis
South Island Snipe
Coenocorypha iredalei
Chatham Islands Snipe
Coenocorypha pusilla
Snares Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli
Subantarctic Snipe
Coenocorypha aucklandica
Imperial Snipe
Gallinago imperialis
Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata
Fuegian Snipe
Gallinago stricklandii
Jameson's Snipe
Gallinago jamesoni
Wood Snipe
Gallinago nemoricola
Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Noble Snipe
Gallinago nobilis
Puna Snipe
Gallinago andina
Pantanal Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Kiritimati Sandpiper
Prosobonia cancellata
Tahiti Sandpiper
Prosobonia leucoptera
Moorea Sandpiper
Prosobonia ellisi
Tuamotu Sandpiper
Prosobonia parvirostris
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Other families of the order Charadriiformes
- 1 species
Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellidae
- 2 species
Sheathbills
Chionidae
- 10 species
Thick-knees and Stone-curlews
Burhinidae
- 1 species
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianidae
- 9 species
Stilts and Avocets
Recurvirostridae
- 1 species
Ibisbill
Ibidorhynchidae
- 12 species
Oystercatchers
Haematopodidae
- 69 species
Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
- 1 species
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomidae
- 4 species
Seedsnipes
Thinocoridae
- 3 species
Painted-Snipes
Rostratulidae
- 8 species
Jacanas
Jacanidae
- 18 species
Buttonquail
Turnicidae
- 1 species
Crab-Plover
Dromadidae
- 17 species
Coursers and Pratincoles
Glareolidae
- 7 species
Jaegers and Skuas
Stercorariidae
- 25 species
Auks, Puffins, and Murres
Alcidae
- 105 species
Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Laridae
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.