List of sandpiper species

These 97 species of sandpipers and allies in the family Scolopacidae are recognized by the International Ornithological Congress (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 nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Upland sandpiperBartramia longicauda1
Bristle-thighed curlewNumenius tahitiensis2
Eurasian whimbrelNumenius phaeopus3
Hudsonian whimbrelNumenius hudsonicus4
Little curlewNumenius minutus5
Eskimo curlewNumenius borealis (probably E)6
Long-billed curlewNumenius americanus7
Far Eastern curlewNumenius madagascariensis8
Slender-billed curlewNumenius tenuirostris9
Eurasian curlewNumenius arquata10
Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica11
Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa12
Hudsonian godwitLimosa haemastica13
Marbled godwitLimosa fedoa14
Ruddy turnstoneArenaria interpres15
Black turnstoneArenaria melanocephala16
Tuamotu sandpiperProsobonia parvirostris17
Kiritimati sandpiperProsobonia cancellata (E)18
Tahiti sandpiperProsobonia leucoptera (E)19
Moorea sandpiperProsobonia ellisi (E)20
Great knotCalidris tenuirostris21
Red knotCalidris canutus22
SurfbirdCalidris virgata23
RuffCalidris pugnax24
Broad-billed sandpiperCalidris falcinellus25
Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminata26
Stilt sandpiperCalidris himantopus27
Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferruginea28
Temminck's stintCalidris temminckii29
Long-toed stintCalidris subminuta30
Spoon-billed sandpiperCalidris pygmaea31
Red-necked stintCalidris ruficollis32
SanderlingCalidris alba33
DunlinCalidris alpina34
Rock sandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis35
Purple sandpiperCalidris maritima36
Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdii37
Little stintCalidris minuta38
Least sandpiperCalidris minutilla39
White-rumped sandpiperCalidris fuscicollis40
Buff-breasted sandpiperCalidris subruficollis41
Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos42
Semipalmated sandpiperCalidris pusilla43
Western sandpiperCalidris mauri44
Asian dowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus45
Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus46
Short-billed dowitcherLimnodromus griseus47
Eurasian woodcockScolopax rusticola48
Amami woodcockScolopax mira49
Javan woodcockScolopax saturata50
New Guinea woodcockScolopax rosenbergii51
Bukidnon woodcockScolopax bukidnonensis52
Sulawesi woodcockScolopax celebensis53
Moluccan woodcockScolopax rochussenii54
American woodcockScolopax minor55
Chatham snipeCoenocorypha pusilla56
North Island snipeCoenocorypha barrierensis (E)57
South Island snipeCoenocorypha iredalei (E)58
Snares snipeCoenocorypha huegeli59
Subantarctic snipeCoenocorypha aucklandica60
Jack snipeLymnocryptes minimus61
Solitary snipeGallinago solitaria62
Latham's snipeGallinago hardwickii63
Wood snipeGallinago nemoricola64
Pin-tailed snipeGallinago stenura65
Swinhoe's snipeGallinago megala66
African snipeGallinago nigripennis67
Madagascan snipeGallinago macrodactyla68
Great snipeGallinago media69
Common snipeGallinago gallinago70
Wilson's snipeGallinago delicata71
South American snipeGallinago paraguaiae72
Puna snipeGallinago andina73
Noble snipeGallinago nobilis74
Giant snipeGallinago undulata75
Fuegian snipeGallinago stricklandii76
Jameson's snipeGallinago jamesoni77
Imperial snipeGallinago imperialis78
Terek sandpiperXenus cinereus79
Wilson's phalaropePhalaropus tricolor80
Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatus81
Red phalaropePhalaropus fulicarius82
Common sandpiperActitis hypoleucos83
Spotted sandpiperActitis macularius84
Green sandpiperTringa ochropus85
Solitary sandpiperTringa solitaria86
Wandering tattlerTringa incana87
Grey-tailed tattlerTringa brevipes88
Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipes89
WilletTringa semipalmata90
Common redshankTringa totanus91
Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis92
Wood sandpiperTringa glareola93
Spotted redshankTringa erythropus94
Common greenshankTringa nebularia95
Nordmann's greenshankTringa guttifer96
Greater yellowlegsTringa melanoleuca97

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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