Charadriiformes in the reserves

47 bird species of the order Charadriiformes are recorded around 452 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Blacksmith Lapwing, near 356 reserves. 5 are on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.

Families

Scolopacidae 14 Laridae 12 Charadriidae 11

Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus356 reserves

Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus236 reserves

Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis140 reserves

Kelp GullLarus dominicanus120 reserves

African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus100 reserves

Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris91 reserves

African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini85 reserves

Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus79 reserves

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus76 reserves

Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii72 reserves

Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus70 reserves

African JacanaActophilornis africanus62 reserves

All 47 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus	Charadriidae	356	112 560	LC	Kruger National Park
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus	Charadriidae	236	50 455	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis	Burhinidae	140	33 761	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus	Laridae	120	75 791	LC	Garden Route National Park
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus	Charadriidae	100	26 645	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris	Charadriidae	91	15 770	LC	Kruger National Park
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini	Haematopodidae	85	41 583	LC	Garden Route National Park
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus	Burhinidae	79	15 162	LC	Kruger National Park
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus	Recurvirostridae	76	25 742	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii	Laridae	72	32 013	LC	Marcus Island Marine Protected Area
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus	Laridae	70	24 390	NE	Korsman Conservancy
African JacanaActophilornis africanus	Jacanidae	62	15 001	LC	Kruger National Park
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii	Laridae	57	39 637	NE	False Bay Nature Reserve
Common TernSterna hirundo	Laridae	56	12 012	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia	Laridae	51	10 012	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis	Laridae	51	8 965	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos	Scolopacidae	46	3 545	LC	Paarl Bird Sanctuary
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia	Scolopacidae	44	12 442	LC	Garden Route National Park
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatus	Charadriidae	42	8 323	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Little StintCalidris minuta	Scolopacidae	38	10 281	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus	Scolopacidae	33	9 059	LC	Garden Route National Park
Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius	Charadriidae	27	3 420	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta	Recurvirostridae	27	10 760	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea	Scolopacidae	25	5 174	VU	Table Mountain National Park
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula	Charadriidae	25	3 705	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida	Laridae	24	3 537	LC	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
SanderlingCalidris alba	Scolopacidae	20	2 793	LC	West Coast National Park
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis	Scolopacidae	20	1 761	LC	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola	Scolopacidae	18	5 359	LC	Kruger National Park
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola	Charadriidae	16	3 883	VU	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres	Scolopacidae	13	1 404	NT	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
RuffCalidris pugnax	Scolopacidae	13	1 693	LC	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus	Charadriidae	10	277	LC	Tala Game Reserve entrance gate
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus	Laridae	10	1 146	LC	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis	Scolopacidae	9	249	LC	Steenbok Nature Reserve
Antarctic TernSterna vittata	Laridae	8	270	LC	Lion's Head Hiking Trail
Double-banded CourserRhinoptilus africanus	Glareolidae	8	358	LC	Marrick Private Game Reserve
Little TernSternula albifrons	Laridae	7	1 188	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica	Scolopacidae	5	1 106	NT	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii	Glareolidae	5	59	LC	Letaba Ranch Provincial Park
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus	Stercorariidae	4	113	NE	Boulders Penguin Colony
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata	Scolopacidae	4	845	NT	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola	Glareolidae	4	650	LC	Saint Lucia Park
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris	Charadriidae	4	134	LC	Mala Mala Game Reserve
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps	Charadriidae	4	55	LC	Makuleke
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus	Scolopacidae	3	35	LC	Fort D' Acre Reserve
Damara TernSternula balaenarum	Laridae	3	363	LC	De Mond Nature Reserve

Other bird orders

Passeriformes 281 Pelecaniformes 20 Coraciiformes 19 Piciformes 19 Bucerotiformes 11 Gruiformes 11 Suliformes 9

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).