Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
Phalaropus tricolor. Photo: (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
- Genus: Limnodromus (Dowitchers) (2)
- Genus: Actitis (Common and spotted sandpipers) (1)
- Genus: Tringa (Shanks, tattlers, and allies) (7)
- Genus: Limosa (Godwits) (3)
- Genus: Numenius (Curlews) (3)
- Genus: Arenaria (Turnstones) (2)
- Genus: Phalaropus (Phalaropes) (3)
- Genus: Gallinago (Typical snipes) (1)
- Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers) (15)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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