birds · order Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae in the reserves
14 species of the Scolopacidae family are recorded around 119 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Common Sandpiper, near 46 reserves.
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos46 reserves
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia44 reserves
Little StintCalidris minuta38 reserves
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus33 reserves
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea25 reserves · Vulnerable
SanderlingCalidris alba20 reserves
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis20 reserves
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola18 reserves
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres13 reserves · Near threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax13 reserves
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis9 reserves
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica5 reserves · Near threatened
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata4 reserves · Near threatened
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus3 reservesGBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).