Species in the order Charadriiformes Results 1 - 20
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Fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii)
The Fuegian snipe is a poorly known wading bird from the rugged southern tip of South America. Like other snipes, it is long bille...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Crab plover (Dromas ardeola)
The crab plover is remarkable for being the only representative of the Dromadidae family, which means that in evolutionary terms t...  More  14 Images  4 Videos
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Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis)
Information on the Eskimo curlew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris)
The African skimmer cuts a striking silhouette as it flies with slow wingbeats over the rivers and lakes of sub-Saharan Africa. I...  More  20 Images  3 Videos
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Herring gull (Larus argentatus argenteus)
This familiar gull can be distinguished from other gulls by its large size and grey upperparts, which earn it the alternative name...  More  15 Images  10 Videos
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Guillemot (Uria aalge)
The guillemot is the commonest member of the auk family in the British Isles. The head as well as the upperparts are dark brown in...  More  25 Images  9 Videos
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African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Large flocks of this bulky bird can be found along the coast of South Africa. The African black oystercatcher has glossy black pl...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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Common gull (Larus canus)
The name ‘common gull’ is rather misleading, as this gull is not all that common. It is generally similar in appearance to the her...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
The black-tailed godwit is a rare, large and elegant wading bird with a very long straight bill. In flight it displays a broad whi...  More  15 Images  0 Videos
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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
The lapwing is a familiar wader of open farmland. It has a striking appearance, with its black and white plumage, iridescent green...  More  21 Images  0 Videos
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Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)
The common name of this species is inaccurate, as adult black-headed gulls have a chocolate-brown head in summer. In winter, this ...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
The Arctic tern is a long-distance migrant, making a staggering annual round-trip from its Arctic or northern temperate breeding r...  More  20 Images  0 Videos
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Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni)
Heermann’s gull is distinctive with a dark grey-brown back and wings, pale grey underside and rump, and white head, tips to the ta...  More  16 Images  6 Videos
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Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii)
With typical gull colouring of black, white and grey, Audouin’s gull’s most distinctive features are its scarlet red bill and dark...  More  16 Images  1 Video
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
The oystercatcher is well known as a coastal species, and is easily recognised by virtue of its large size and combination of blac...  More  22 Images  8 Videos
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Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
The puffin is one of our most well-loved and easily recognised birds. It has a comical appearance, with its parrot-like, large col...  More  23 Images  11 Videos
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Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
The specific name Oedicnemus derives from the Greek for 'swollen shinned', these birds are also known as 'thick knees' due to thei...  More  14 Images  10 Videos
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Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
The roseate tern was first identified in 1812 by Dr MacDougall of Glasgow, hence the specific name dougallii. Males and females ar...  More  8 Images  6 Videos
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Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Phalaropes are waders, and unusual amongst birds in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male. This is chiefly becau...  More  17 Images  6 Videos
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