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Scolopacidae -
Sandpipers and Snipes
Subfamily - Gallinagininae
* African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis nigripennis
* African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis angolensis
South American Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae magellanica
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
monotypic
Subfamily - Tringinae
* Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa limosa
* Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa melanuroides
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
monotypic
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica taymyrensis
Common Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
* Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata arquata
* Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata orientalis
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
monotypic
* Common Redshank
Tringa totanus totanus
* Common Redshank
Tringa totanus terrignotae
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
monotypic
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
monotypic
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
monotypic
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
monotypic
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
monotypic
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
monotypic, single member of genus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
monotypic
Subfamily - Arenariinae
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres interpres
Subfamily - Calidridinae
Red Knot
Calidris canutus canutus
Sanderling
Calidris alba alba
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
monotypic
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
monotypic
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
monotypic
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
monotypic
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
monotypic
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
monotypic
Dunlin
Calidris alpina sakhalina
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus falcinellus
single member of genus
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
monotypic, single member of genus
Subfamily - Phalaropodinae
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
monotypic
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
monotypic
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicaria
monotypic