Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist - Order: Charadriiformes

Maryland Checklist - Order: Charadriiformes - all-time (Total: 93)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus	mexicanus	99	Birds	Recurvirostridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
2	American Avocet	Recurvirostra	americana	126	Birds	Recurvirostridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
3	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus	palliatus	174	Birds	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
4	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus	vanellus	40	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
5	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis	squatarola	182	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
6	American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis	dominica	101	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
7	Snowy Plover	Charadrius	nivosus	5	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
8	Wilson's Plover	Charadrius	wilsonia	7	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
9	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius	semipalmatus	206	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
10	Piping Plover	Charadrius	melodus	78	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
11	Killdeer	Charadrius	vociferus	587	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
12	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia	longicauda	98	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
13	Whimbrel	Numenius	phaeopus	82	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
14	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius	borealis	1	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
15	Long-billed Curlew	Numenius	americanus	10	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
16	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa	haemastica	69	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
17	Marbled Godwit	Limosa	fedoa	68	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
18	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres	183	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
19	Red Knot	Calidris	canutus	73	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
20	Ruff	Calidris	pugnax	47	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
21	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris	acuminata	15	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
22	Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris	himantopus	122	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
23	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris	ferruginea	18	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
24	Red-necked Stint	Calidris	ruficollis	2	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
25	Sanderling	Calidris	alba	240	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
26	Dunlin	Calidris	alpina	208	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
27	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris	maritima	126	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
28	Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris	bairdii	75	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
29	Little Stint	Calidris	minuta	1	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
30	Least Sandpiper	Calidris	minutilla	292	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
31	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris	fuscicollis	120	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
32	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris	subruficollis	73	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
33	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris	melanotos	161	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
34	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris	pusilla	181	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
35	Western Sandpiper	Calidris	mauri	89	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
36	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	griseus	114	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
37	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	scolopaceus	70	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
38	American Woodcock	Scolopax	minor	280	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
39	Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago	delicata	211	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
40	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularius	364	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
41	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	370	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
42	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa	melanoleuca	284	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
43	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa	flavipes	245	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
44	Willet	Tringa	semipalmata	134	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
45	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus	tricolor	50	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
46	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus	lobatus	84	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
47	Red Phalarope	Phalaropus	fulicarius	38	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
48	Great Skua	Stercorarius	skua	3	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
49	South Polar Skua	Stercorarius	maccormicki	5	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
50	Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius	pomarinus	29	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
51	Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius	parasiticus	19	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
52	Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius	longicaudus	13	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
53	Dovekie	Alle	alle	21	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
54	Common Murre	Uria	aalge	13	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
55	Thick-billed Murre	Uria	lomvia	16	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
56	Razorbill	Alca	torda	34	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
57	Black Guillemot	Cepphus	grylle	1	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
58	Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula	arctica	9	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
59	Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa	tridactyla	30	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
60	Sabine's Gull	Xema	sabini	26	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
61	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus	philadelphia	237	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
62	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus	ridibundus	63	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
63	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus	minutus	57	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
64	Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia	rosea	3	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
65	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus	atricilla	507	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
66	Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus	pipixcan	39	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
67	Black-tailed Gull	Larus	crassirostris	3	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
68	Heermann's Gull	Larus	heermanni	13	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
69	Short-billed Gull	Larus	canus	3	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
70	Ring-billed Gull	Larus	delawarensis	886	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
71	California Gull	Larus	californicus	10	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
72	Herring Gull	Larus	argentatus	477	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
73	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus	michahellis	2	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
74	Thayer's Gull	Larus	glaucoides thayeri	29	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
75	Iceland Gull	Larus	glaucoides	96	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
76	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus	fuscus	199	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
77	Slaty-backed Gull	Larus	schistisagus	2	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
78	Glaucous Gull	Larus	hyperboreus	57	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
79	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus	marinus	361	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
80	Kelp Gull	Larus	dominicanus	8	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
81	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion	fuscatus	15	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
82	Bridled Tern	Onychoprion	anaethetus	6	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
83	Least Tern	Sternula	antillarum	270	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
84	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon	nilotica	31	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
85	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne	caspia	213	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
86	Black Tern	Chlidonias	niger	96	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
87	Roseate Tern	Sterna	dougallii	13	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
88	Common Tern	Sterna	hirundo	127	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
89	Arctic Tern	Sterna	paradisaea	10	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
90	Forster's Tern	Sterna	forsteri	279	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
91	Royal Tern	Thalasseus	maximus	199	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
92	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus	sandvicensis	48	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
93	Black Skimmer	Rynchops	niger	117	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia