Charadriiformes
(gulls and shore birds)

Charadriiformes: Taxonomy | Species on this site

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Taxonomic Classification

• Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
• Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
• Class: Aves (birds)
• Order: Charadriiformes (gulls and shore birds)

Species listed on this site

• Family: Charadriidae (plovers)
  • Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer
• Family: Laridae (gulls, terns)
  • Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull
  • Rynchops niger - Black Skimmer
  • Sterna maxima - Royal Tern
• Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.)
  • Calidris alba - Sanderling

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