American woodcock
Scolopax minor
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, mudbat, becasse, bogsucker, brush snipe, night partrid...
Scolopacidae
65 species found in North America
The Scolopacidae family includes 65 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
All Scolopacidae Species
Baird's sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernBaird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small shorebird. It is among those Calidris species which were formerly sometimes included in the genus Erol...
Bar-tailed godwit
Limosa lapponica
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large and strongly migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae, which feeds on bristle-worms and shellfis...
Black turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) is a species of small wading bird. It is one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria, the ruddy...
Black-tailed godwit
Limosa limosa
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the...
Bristle-thighed curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) is a medium-sized shorebird that breeds in Alaska and winters on tropical Pacific islands. It is kno...
Broad-billed sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wading bird. The scientific specific name falcinellus is the diminutive from Latin falx, ...
Buff-breasted sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub,...
Common greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name ...
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.
Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia)...
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe common snipe (Gallinago gallinago, formerly also known as Gallinago cælestis) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World, where it breeds in...
Curlew sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian ...
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It ...
Eskimo curlew
Numenius borealis
Scolopacidae
Critically EndangeredThe Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), also known as northern curlew, is a species of curlew in the family Scolopacidae. It was one of the most numer...
Eurasian curlew
Numenius arquata
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the cur...
Eurasian woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit i...
Far Eastern curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Scolopacidae
EndangeredThe Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a large wader most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger. It is m...
Great knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Scolopacidae
EndangeredThe great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a medium-sized wader. It is one of the largest species in the genus Calidris. It is a migratory bird which b...
Greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winte...
Green sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World. The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tr...
Grey-tailed tattler
Tringa brevipes
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The Eng...
Hudsonian godwit
Limosa haemastica
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that bree...
Hudsonian whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Hudsonian whimbrel or Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the ...
Jack snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe jack snipe or jacksnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes. F...
Least sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristot...
Lesser yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.
Little curlew
Numenius minutus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe little curlew (Numenius minutus) is a wader in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It is a very small curlew, which breeds in the far north of Sib...
Little stint
Calidris minuta
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe little stint (Calidris minuta) is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Afri...
Long-billed curlew
Numenius americanus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird"...
Long-billed dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) is a medium-sized shorebird with a relatively long bill belonging to the sandpiper family, Scolopa...
Long-toed stint
Calidris subminuta
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for so...
Marbled godwit
Limosa fedoa
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) is a large migratory shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. On average, it is the largest of the four species of godw...
Marsh sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easter...
Pectoral sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asi...
Pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago stenura
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.
Purple sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) is a small shorebird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. This is a hardy sandpiper that breeds in the arcti...
Red knot
Calidris canutus
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe red knot or just knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, ...
Red phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe red phalarope or grey phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...
Red-necked phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds...
Red-necked stint
Calidris ruficollis
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe red-necked stint or rufous-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a small migratory wader that breeds in northeast Russia and spends the non-breedi...
Rock sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) is a small shorebird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. This is a hardy sandpiper that breeds in the arct...
Ruddy turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classif...
Ruff (bird)
Calidris pugnax
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpi...
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, being among the most extreme northern breeding birds in the...
Semipalmated sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Scolopacidae
Near ThreatenedThe semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Ar...
Sharp-tailed sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding per...
Short-billed dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Slender-billed curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Scolopacidae
Critically EndangeredThe Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes. It is classified as Cr...
Solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Solitary snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Spotted sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Stilt sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Surfbird (Calidris virgata) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Temminck's stint
Calidris temminckii
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Terek sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Upland sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Wandering tattler
Tringa incana
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Wandering tattler (Tringa incana) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Western sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
White-rumped sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Willet (Tringa semipalmata) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Wilson's phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago delicata
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
Wood sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Scolopacidae
Least ConcernThe Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae of the order Charadriiformes.
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