Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist - Order: Charadriiformes

Maryland Checklist - Order: Charadriiformes - all-time (Total: 94)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus	mexicanus	130	Birds	Recurvirostridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
2	American Avocet	Recurvirostra	americana	160	Birds	Recurvirostridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
3	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus	palliatus	259	Birds	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
4	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus	vanellus	53	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
5	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis	squatarola	224	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
6	American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis	dominica	145	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
7	Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus	nivosus	7	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
8	Wilson's Plover	Anarhynchus	wilsonia	7	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
9	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius	semipalmatus	317	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
10	Piping Plover	Charadrius	melodus	94	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
11	Killdeer	Charadrius	vociferus	1063	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
12	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia	longicauda	110	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
13	Whimbrel	Numenius	phaeopus	96	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
14	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius	borealis	1	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
15	Long-billed Curlew	Numenius	americanus	11	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
16	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa	haemastica	85	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
17	Marbled Godwit	Limosa	fedoa	81	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
18	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres	262	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
19	Red Knot	Calidris	canutus	83	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
20	Ruff	Calidris	pugnax	57	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
21	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris	acuminata	17	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
22	Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris	himantopus	147	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
23	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris	ferruginea	20	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
24	Red-necked Stint	Calidris	ruficollis	2	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
25	Sanderling	Calidris	alba	382	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
26	Dunlin	Calidris	alpina	267	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
27	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris	maritima	188	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
28	Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris	bairdii	95	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
29	Little Stint	Calidris	minuta	1	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
30	Least Sandpiper	Calidris	minutilla	434	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
31	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris	fuscicollis	158	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
32	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris	subruficollis	90	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
33	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris	melanotos	234	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
34	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris	pusilla	252	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
35	Western Sandpiper	Calidris	mauri	103	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
36	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	griseus	137	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
37	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	scolopaceus	78	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
38	American Woodcock	Scolopax	minor	391	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
39	Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago	delicata	300	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
40	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularius	523	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
41	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	562	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
42	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa	melanoleuca	415	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
43	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa	flavipes	327	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
44	Willet	Tringa	semipalmata	172	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
45	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus	tricolor	67	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
46	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus	lobatus	95	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
47	Red Phalarope	Phalaropus	fulicarius	41	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	30	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
51	Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius	parasiticus	23	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
52	Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius	longicaudus	13	Birds	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
53	Dovekie	Alle	alle	22	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
54	Common Murre	Uria	aalge	13	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
55	Thick-billed Murre	Uria	lomvia	19	Birds	Alcidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
56	Razorbill	Alca	torda	53	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	31	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
60	Sabine's Gull	Xema	sabini	30	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
61	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus	philadelphia	361	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
62	Southern Lapwing	Vanellus	chilensis	1	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
63	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus	ridibundus	83	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
64	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus	minutus	67	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
65	Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia	rosea	4	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
66	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus	atricilla	919	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
67	Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus	pipixcan	64	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
68	Black-tailed Gull	Larus	crassirostris	3	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
69	Heermann's Gull	Larus	heermanni	29	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
70	Short-billed Gull	Larus	canus	3	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
71	Ring-billed Gull	Larus	delawarensis	1532	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
72	California Gull	Larus	californicus	11	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
73	Herring Gull	Larus	argentatus	754	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
74	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus	michahellis	2	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
75	Thayer's Gull	Larus	thayeri	30	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
76	Iceland Gull	Larus	glaucoides	121	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
77	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus	fuscus	251	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
78	Slaty-backed Gull	Larus	schistisagus	2	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
79	Glaucous Gull	Larus	hyperboreus	71	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
80	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus	marinus	554	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
81	Kelp Gull	Larus	dominicanus	10	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
82	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion	fuscatus	15	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
83	Bridled Tern	Onychoprion	anaethetus	6	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
84	Least Tern	Sternula	antillarum	336	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
85	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon	nilotica	35	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
86	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne	caspia	311	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
87	Black Tern	Chlidonias	niger	119	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
88	Roseate Tern	Sterna	dougallii	13	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
89	Common Tern	Sterna	hirundo	159	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
90	Arctic Tern	Sterna	paradisaea	12	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
91	Forster's Tern	Sterna	forsteri	402	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
92	Royal Tern	Thalasseus	maximus	365	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
93	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus	sandvicensis	60	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
94	Black Skimmer	Rynchops	niger	162	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia