Recurvirostridae to Struthionidae

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 Recurvirostridae - Avocets and Stilts (3 species)

Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet)

Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)

Himantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt)

Regulidae - Kinglets (2 species)

Regulus regulus (Goldcrest)

Regulus ignicapilla (Firecrest) Photo by L Lambert

Rhipiduridae - Fantails (1 species)

Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail)

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers (31 species)

Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper)

Actitis macularius (Spotted Sandpiper)

Aphriza virgata (Surfbird)

Arenaria interpres (Turnstone)

Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone)

Calidris alba (Sanderling)

Calidris alpina (Dunlin)

Calidris canutus (Knot)

Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper)

Calidris maritima (Purple Sandpiper)

Calidris minuta (Little Stint)

Calidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper)

Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Willet)

Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)

Gallinago gallinago (Snipe)

Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher)

Limosa fedoa (Marbled Godwit)

Limosa limosa (Black-Tailed Godwit)

Numenius americanus (Long-billed Curlew)

Numenius arquata (Curlew)

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)

Phalaropus tricolor (Wilson's phalarope) Photo by L Lambert

Philomachus pugnax (Ruff)

Tringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank)

Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs)

Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs)

Tringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper)

Tringa stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper)

Tringa totanus (Redshank)

Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)

Tringa nebularia (Greenshank)

Scopidae - Hamerkop (1 species)

Scopus umbretta (Hamerkop)

Sittidae - Nuthatches (2 species)

Sitta carolinensis (White-breasted Nuthatch)

Sitta europaea (Nuthatch)

Spheniscidae - Penguins (5 species)

Eudyptula minor (Little Penguin)

Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanic Penguin)

Pygoscelis papua (Gentoo Penguin)

Aptenodytes patagonicus (King Penguin)

Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin)

Spindalidae - Spindalis (1 species)

Spindalis zena (Western Spindalis)

Sternidae - Terns (8 species)

Anous stolidus (Brown Noddy)

Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)

Sterna hirundinacea (South American Tern)

Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)

Sterna maxima (Royal Tern)

Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)

Sternula albifrons (Little Tern)

Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)

Thalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot's tern)

Strigidae - Owls (8 species)

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)

Asio otus (Long-eared Owl)

Athene noctua Little Owl)

Bubo lacteus (Verreaux's Eagle-Owl)

Glaucidium perlatum (Pearl-spotted Owlet)

Glaucidium siju (Cuban Pygmy-Owl)

Otus senegalensis (African Scops Owl)

Strix aluco (Tawny Owl)

Struthionidae - Ostriches (1 species)

Struthio camelus (Southern Ostrich)

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