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