List of sandpiper species

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

These 98 species of sandpipers and allies in the family Scolopacidae are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). In addition to the species directly called "sandpiper", the family includes curlews, godwits, stints, snipes, and a few other groups. They are distributed among 15 genera, three of which have only one member. Five species are known to be extinct (marked E) and one which probably is are included.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1
Bristle-thighed curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2
Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 3
Hudsonian whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus 4
Little curlew Numenius minutus 5
Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis (probably E) 6
Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus 7
Far Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis 8
Slender-billed curlew Numenius tenuirostris 9
Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata 10
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica 11
Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa 12
Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica 13
Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa 14
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres 15
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 16
Tuamotu sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris 17
Kiritimati sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata (E) 18
Tahiti sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera (E) 19
Moorea sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi (E) 20
Great knot Calidris tenuirostris 21
Red knot Calidris canutus 22
Surfbird Calidris virgata 23
Ruff Calidris pugnax 24
Broad-billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 25
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata 26
Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus 27
Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 28
Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii 29
Long-toed stint Calidris subminuta 30
Spoon-billed sandpiper Calidris pygmaea 31
Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis 32
Sanderling Calidris alba 33
Dunlin Calidris alpina 34
Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 35
Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima 36
Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii 37
Little stint Calidris minuta 38
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla 39
White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 40
Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 41
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos 42
Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla 43
Western sandpiper Calidris mauri 44
Asian dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 45
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 46
Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 47
Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola 48
Amami woodcock Scolopax mira 49
Javan woodcock Scolopax saturata 50
New Guinea woodcock Scolopax rosenbergii 51
Bukidnon woodcock Scolopax bukidnonensis 52
Sulawesi woodcock Scolopax celebensis 53
Moluccan woodcock Scolopax rochussenii 54
American woodcock Scolopax minor 55
Chatham snipe Coenocorypha pusilla 56
North Island snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis (E) 57
South Island snipe Coenocorypha iredalei (E) 58
Snares snipe Coenocorypha huegeli 59
Subantarctic snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica 60
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 61
Solitary snipe Gallinago solitaria 62
Latham's snipe Gallinago hardwickii 63
Wood snipe Gallinago nemoricola 64
Pin-tailed snipe Gallinago stenura 65
Swinhoe's snipe Gallinago megala 66
African snipe Gallinago nigripennis 67
Madagascar snipe Gallinago macrodactyla 68
Great snipe Gallinago media 69
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago 70
Wilson's snipe Gallinago delicata 71
Pantanal snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 72
Magellanic snipe Gallinago magellanica 73
Puna snipe Gallinago andina 74
Noble snipe Gallinago nobilis 75
Giant snipe Gallinago undulata 76
Fuegian snipe Gallinago stricklandii 77
Jameson's snipe Gallinago jamesoni 78
Imperial snipe Gallinago imperialis 79
Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus 80
Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 81
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 82
Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 83
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 84
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius 85
Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus 86
Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria 87
Wandering tattler Tringa incana 88
Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes 89
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 90
Willet Tringa semipalmata 91
Common redshank Tringa totanus 92
Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 93
Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola 94
Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus 95
Common greenshank Tringa nebularia 96
Nordmann's greenshank Tringa guttifer 97
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 98

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
Retrieved from ""