International Shorebird Gallery

Part 1
Family Jacanas (Jacanidae)

Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)

African Jacana Actophilornis africana from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)

Comb-crested Jacana Iredipparra gallinacea ©2002- 2003 by fotohead.com.au

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

  • Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Birds of Thailand
  • Pheasant-tailed Jacana, © Hanne & Jens Eriksen

    Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus, Birds of Thailand

    Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa

  • Northern Jacana, © Dick Hoffman. 19Feb1988, Mexico
  • Northern Jacana, juvenile by Marcus Martin, BBS Display List
  • Northern Jacana, by Greg Lasley, immature standing and in flight [Texas Bird Records Committee]

    Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

  • Wattled Jacana 3 views from Mangoverde World Bird Guide
  • Wattled Jacana © Greg Lasley
    Family Painted Snipes (Rostratulidae)

    Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis, female. © Thaiwaterbirds.com

    Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis © Tom Tarrant

    South American Painted Snipe Nycticryphes semicollaris, Argentina, by John & Karen Shrader

    Family Crab Plover (Dromadidae)

    Crab Plover Dromas ardeola from Natural Emirates - Birds - Ornithological Importance

    Family Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)

    Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher, The Birds of Foula, Kenny Ensor
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher from HBW. Family Pages: Captions - photo by Günter Ziesler
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher Norwegian Cyberbirding, photos © Frode Falkenberg

    American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus

  • American Oystercatcher Cape Lookout Birds: several views
  • American Oystercatcher in flight by Marshall Iliff, BBS display list

    Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani

  • Black Oystercatcher from Dr. Jay Pitocchelli
  • Black Oystercatcher at Homer, AK, by Marcus Martin, BBS display list

    African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini: Northamptonshire Wildlife

    Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus

  • Magellanic Oystercatcher © Martin Reid
  • Magellanic Oystercatcher © Greg Lasley, adult and juvenile

    Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Chile, Steve Metz

    Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus

  • Sooty Oystercatcher Unusual Wildlife in Southern Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant
  • Sooty Oystercatcher Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant
    Family Ibisbill (Ibidorhynchidae)

    Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii: Ibisbill page, top photo © 2001 Don Roberson

    Family Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)

    Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

  • Black-winged Stilt: © 1995-1996 Takashi Koike
  • Black-winged Stilt [pair copulating] from the Chinese Wild Bird Federation [Taiwan]
  • Black-winged Stilt from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)
  • Black-winged Stilt from Maudoc Birding, photos

    Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

  • Black-necked Stilt by David Sarkoziat Birds of the Upper Texas Coast
  • Black-necked Stilt White-backed form (H. m. melanurus?) in Chile, © Martin Reid
  • also see Paul Hertzel's Images of Shorebirds
  • and see the WHSRN Gallery

    Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae, (small) from resume of Deb Hume

    Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

  • Pied Avocet by Cem O. KIRAC, METU-BC, Turkey
  • Pied Avocet from Maudoc Birding, photos

    American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

  • American Avocet, (basic plumage) from Fermilab Bird Pictures Photographer: Nagendra Kolluru
  • American Avocet [view 1] [view 2] © Don Baccus, Nature Images
  • American Avocet male/female in alternate plumage, © David Sarkoziat Birds of the Upper Texas Coast
  • also see Paul Hertzel's Images of Shorebirds
  • and see the WHSRN Gallery

    Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

  • Red-necked Avocet Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant

    Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina © Martin Reid

    Family Stone-Curlews (Burhinidae)

    Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus, The Birds of Kenya, © P&H HARRIS

    Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus

  • Water Dikkop from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)
  • Water Dikkop © Greg Lasley, flight and egg photos

    Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus © 1994, Skip Russell, Skip's Costa Rica Nature Tour

    Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris, juvenile in Chile, © Martin Reid

    Bush Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris

  • Bush Thick-knee Birding Southern Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant
  • Bush Thick-knee from Birds Down Under - picture by Roy Dotter
  • Bush Thick-knee RAOU Birdwatch, photo © Keith Ireland (also sound files)
    Family Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)

    Two-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus

  • Two-banded Courser from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)
  • Two-banded Courser © Greg Lasley, adult with eggs

    Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates

    Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola (juvenile) from Birds of Saudi Arabia by Tom & MarieTarrant

    Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

  • Oriental Pratincole Unusual Wildlife in Southern Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant (3 photos)
  • Oriental Pratincole from Migratory birds of Taiwan
    Family Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)

    Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

  • Northern Lapwing: flight & standing, Finland © 1995 Juhani Kyyrö & Hannu Ekblom
  • Northern Lapwing on nest, The Birds of Foula, Kenny Ensor
  • Northern Lapwing, group in flight by Uygar OZESMI, METU-BC, Turkey
  • Northern Lapwing from Maudoc Birding, photos
  • Northern Lapwing photos by Chris Schenk

    Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus

  • Blacksmith Plover from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)
  • Blacksmith Plover from Clockwork Travel - birding Africa

    Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus from Clockwork Travel - birding Africa

    Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus from Tom and Marie Tarrant

    Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus from ZOO IN THE WILD (Editrice Del Vascello)

    Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis from Guardian Life Wildlife Fund - Roger Neckles Photos

    Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens, Argentina by B. K. Schmidt, Smithsonian Institution

    Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus from Tom and Marie Tarrant

    European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria RSPB - Weymouth

    Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva

  • Pacific Golden-Plover: labeled Lesser Golden Plover; since the AOU split, it would be this species; © 1995-1996 Takashi Koike
  • Pacific Golden-Plover from UK Birdlist
  • Pacific Golden-Plover from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates
  • Pacific Golden-Plover, Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant
  • Pacific Golden-Plover hand held portrait: BBS display list
  • Pacific Golden-Plover nearly alternate plumage, on Midway Atoll, in the field and hand held portrait by James Nestler
  • also at the WHSRN Gallery

    American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

  • American Golden-Plover, photo by Paul Conover, BBS display list
  • American Golden-Plover (basic plumage) © Dr. Russel Barrow from Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
  • American Golden-Plover, © Dick Hoffman. 19Jun1980, Manitoba (alternate plumage)
  • American Golden-Plover © Don DesJardin, juvenile, Oct1998, California Rarities Gallery

    Black-bellied (Grey) Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  • Black-bellied Plover: © 1995-1996 Takashi Koike
  • Black-bellied Plover from Japanese bird carver, Tetu-SATO
  • Black-bellied Plover from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates
  • Black-bellied Plover, photo by Paul Conover, BBS display list
  • also at the WHSRN Gallery

    Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

  • Common Ringed Plover, The Birds of Foula, Kenny Ensor
  • Common Ringed Plover from Maudoc Birding, photos

    Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

  • Semipalmated Plover, BBS display list
  • Semipalmated Plover, © Dick Hoffman. 21Jun1980, Manitoba (on nest)
  • and at the WHSRN Gallery

    Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

  • Little Ringed Plover: © 1995-1996 Takashi Koike
  • Little Ringed Plover from the Chinese Wild Bird Federation [Taiwan]
  • Little Ringed Plover from Maudoc Birding, photos

    Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia

  • Wilson's Plover by David Sarkoziat Birds of the Upper Texas Coast
  • Wilson's Plover, © Dick Hoffman. Dec1980, Florida

    Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

  • Killdeer © Don Baccus, Nature Images
  • also see Paul Hertzel's Images of Shorebirds
  • and see the WHSRN Gallery

    Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

  • Piping Plover in basic plumage [large image]
  • Piping Plover,photo by Scott Hecker: from virtual CAPE COD (Thoreau)
  • Piping Plover, photo by Luther Goldman, BBS display list
  • at the WHSRN Gallery
  • and see Paul Hertzel's Images of Shorebirds

    Kittlitz's Sandplover Charadrius pecuarius, Namibia by R. W. and E. A. Schreiber, Smithsonian Institution

    Snowy (Kentish) Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

  • Snowy Plover: © Takashi Koike
  • Snowy Plover, Korea: breeding adult (colorful) with chick, Checklist of Korea Birds
  • Snowy Plover from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates
  • Snowy Plover, Copyright Steve Stansfield - from UK Birdlist
  • Snowy Plover by Cem O. KIRAC, METU-BC, Turkey
  • Snowy Plover (New Mexico, USA) © 1997 Jean Hoffman
  • Snowy Plover, photo by Marshall Iliff, BBS display list

    Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus, Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant

    Collared Plover Charadrius collaris, adult female, by Greg Lasley and Martin Reid, 9-12 May 1992 , Uvalde, TX for first U.S. record. [Texas Bird Records Committee]

    Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus, Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant

    Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus

  • Two-banded Plover, alternate plumage male, © Martin Reid
  • Two-banded Plover © Greg Lasley

    Mongolian Plover (Lesser Sandplover) Charadrius mongolus

  • Mongolian Plover from Japanese bird carver, Tetu-SATO
  • Mongolian Plover from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates
  • Mongolian Plover, Shorebirds from Queensland by Tom & Marie Tarrant
  • Mongolian Plover © 1997 Takashi Koike

    Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii from Gallery of UAE- Natural Emirates

    Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus © 1997 from Tony Palliser's Pelagic Home Page

    Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus © Martin Reid

    Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus

  • Mountain Plover from the Nebraska Wildlife
  • Mountain Plover by Ed Boyd, BBS display list

    Black-fronted Plover Charadrius melanops (or Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops). © Heather Gibbs, 1995.

    Hooded Plover Charadrius rubricollis (pages for study projects not found as of 26Nov1998)

    Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii

  • Diademed Plover © Martin Reid
  • Diademed Plover © Greg Lasley, photos of adults and newly hatched chick

    Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus

  • Eurasian Dotterel: Finland © 1995 Juhani Kyyrö & Hannu Ekblom
  • Eurasian Dotterel © Arnold Small, 18Feb1998 - 1st Mexico record, California Rarities Gallery

    Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis © Martin Reid

    Family Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellidae)

    Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis © Martin Reid

    Family Sandpipers, Snipes and allies (Scolopacidae)

    Godwits

    Curlews

    Tringine Sandpipers

    Turnstones

    Phalaropes

    Woodcocks

    Snipes

    Dowitchers

    Calidrine Sandpipers

    Family Seedsnipes (Thinocoridae)

    Thanks for visiting! Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome. Please let me know when you find new photos I can add to the list. Send e-mail to Jean Hoffman at djhoff@ix.netcom.com

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