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Sandpipers, Tattler, Willet, Yellowlegs, Curlew, Whimbrel, Godwits, Turnstone, Dunlin, Dowitchers, Snipe, Phalaropes

This page includes the largest family of shorebirds (Scolopacidae). It includes the Sandpiper/Tattler/Willet/Yellowlegs/Curlew/Whimbrel/Godwit/Turnstone/Red Knot/Dunlin/Dowitcher/Snipe sub-family (Scolopacinae) and the Phalarope sub-family (Phalaropodinae). This family, along with Plovers, Oystercatchers, Avocets, Gulls, Terns, and Alcids, is a member of the order Charadriiformes. (Note: titles with an * have only a picture, not an article)

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidrix bairdii)*	Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)	Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca/flavipes)	Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)	Long-billed/Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodramus scolopaceus/griseus)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)	Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)*	Red Knot (Calidris canutus) *
Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)*	Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)*	Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitus macularius)*	Surfbird (Aphriza virgata )	Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incana
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)	Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)	Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)	Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

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