Charadriiformes
Shorebirds & Allies
Alcidae (Auks, Murres, & Puffins)
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
September 2023
Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada
Common Murre
Uria aalge
June 2022
Carrick-a-Rede Island, Northern Ireland
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
July 2018
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Razorbill
Alca torda
June 2022
Carrick-a-Rede Island, Northern Ireland
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
July 2018
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Charadriidae (Plovers & Lapwings)
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
January 2025
South Padre Island, Texas
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
August 2017
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
August 2017
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
May 2022
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve,
Hillsboro, Oregon
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
August 2017
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
March 2024
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney,
Sydney, Australia
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
June 2022
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
September 2023
Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia, Canada
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
August 2017
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
August 2017
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Chionidae (Sheathbills)
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
February 2014
Antarctica
Glareolidae (Pratincoles & Coursers)
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
January 2025
Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp, Texas
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
July 2024
La Jolla, San Diego, California
Icteridae (Troupials & Allies)
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
May 2022
Vancouver Lake Regional Park,
Washington
Jacanidae (Jacanas)
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
August 2017
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, & Skimmers)
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
May 2016
Cusco, Peru
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
January 2025
Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp, Texas
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
(Adult)
June 2022
Galway, Ireland
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
(Immature)
June 2022
Galway, Ireland
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
July 2018
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
September 2023
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
April 2024
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
May 2023
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
February 2014
Ushuaia, Argentina
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
August 2024
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
January 2025
Harlingen Soccer Complex, Texas
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
July 2019
Katmai National Park, Alaska
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
September 2013
Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
September 2023
Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
January 2025
Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp, Texas
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
July 2024
La Jolla, San Diego, California
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
(Second Winter)
July 2024
La Jolla, San Diego, California
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
(Adult)
June 2022
Galway, Ireland
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
(Juvenile)
September 2023
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
(Chicks)
June 2022
Carrick-a-Rede Island, Northern Ireland
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
February 2014
Antarctica
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
March 2012
Everglades National Park, Florida
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
(Immature)
June 2016
Punta Pitt,
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
July 2016
Bath, England
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
August 2023
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
March 2012
Everglades National Park, Florida
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
July 2019
Denali National Park, Alaska
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
March 2024
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney,
Sydney, Australia
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
March 2014
Ushuaia, Argentina
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
June 2016
South Plaza Island,
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
(Adult)
July 2024
La Jolla, San Diego, California
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
(Juvenile)
July 2024
La Jolla, San Diego, California
White Tern
Gygis alba
April 2024
Moorea, French Polynesia
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
February 2024
St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
Recurvirostridae (Stilts & Avocets)
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
August 2024
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
January 2025
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
June 2022
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Allies)
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
August 2017
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
December 2022
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge,
Florida
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
April 2022
Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
August 2017
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
January 2025
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
August 2024
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge,
Delaware
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
January 2025
Weaver Road, Harlingen, Texas
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
November 2023
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge,
Washington
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
January 2025
South Padre Island, Texas
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
August 2013
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
January 2025
Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp, Texas
Sanderling
Calidris alba
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
January 2025
Tortuga Flats Bay, South Padre Island, Texas
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
September 2023
Alma, New Brunswick, Canada
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
April 2022
Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
(Nonbreeding Plumage)
January 2025
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Texas
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
April 2024
National Park of American Samoa,
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
January 2025
Tortuga Flats Bay, South Padre Island, Texas
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
December 2022
Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Stercorariidae (Skuas & Jaegers)
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis
February 2014
Ushuaia, Argentina
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
February 2014
Antarctica