[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Charadriidae | [latin] Charadrius alexandrinus | [UK] Kentish Plover | [FR] Pluvier a collier interrompu | [DE] See-Regenpfeifer | [ES] Chorlitejo patinegro | [NL] Strandplevier Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Charadrius alexandrinus EU, AF, OR widespread Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus w Europe, Atlantic Is. and […]
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Lymnocryptes minimus | [UK] Jack Snipe | [FR] Becassine sourde | [DE] Zwergschnepfe | [ES] | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Gallinago minimus Lymnocryptes minimus EU c, w OR, AF Physical charateristics Smallest snipe. large head, relatively short bill. Narrow […]
Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Pagophila eburnea | [UK] Ivory Gull | [FR] Mouette blanche | [DE] Elfenbeinmowe | [ES] Gaviota Marfilena | [NL] Ivoormeeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Xema eburnea Pagophila eburnea EU, NA n coasts Arctic Ocean Physical charateristics The Ivory Gull is […]
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus glaucoides | [UK] Iceland Gull | [FR] Goeland arctique | [DE] Polarmowe | [ES] Gaviota groenlandesa | [NL] Kleine Burgemeester Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Larus glaucoides NA, EU n AO coast Larus glaucoides glaucoides s and w Greenland, Novaya […]
Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Ibidorhynchidae | [latin] Ibidorhyncha struthersii | [UK] Ibisbill | [FR] Bec-d’ibis tibetain | [DE] Ibisschnabel | [ES] Picoibis | [NL] Ibissnavel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Himantopus struthersii Ibidorhyncha struthersii Ibidorhyncha struthersii EU Himalayas to nw China Physical charateristics The bird is about 41 […]
Heermanns Gull (Larus heermanni)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus heermanni | [UK] Heermanns Gull | [FR] Goeland de Heermann | [DE] Heermannmowe | [ES] Gaviota de Heermann | [NL] Heermanns Meeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The easiest gull in the West to identify. Adult: Dark gray, with a black tail, whitish head, red bill. In […]
Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Calidris tenuirostris | [UK] Great Knot | [FR] Becasseau de l’Anadyr | [DE] Grosser Knutt | [ES] | [NL] Grote Kanoetstrandloper Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Largest shorebird. Breast and flanks heavily spotted black. Scapulars with large chestnut spots and blackish tips. uppertail coverts mostly white. Female averages […]
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus marinus | [UK] Great Black-backed Gull | [FR] Goeland marin | [DE] Mantelmowe | [ES] Gavion Atlantico | [NL] Grote Mantelmeeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Largest gull in the Western Paleartic, with large wings, massive head and bill. White head, underbody and tail, with slaty black […]
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus hyperboreus | [UK] Glaucous Gull | [FR] Goeland bourgmestre | [DE] Eismowe | [ES] Gaviota hiperborea | [NL] Grote Burgemeester Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Larus hyperboreus EU, NA widespread n coasts Larus hyperboreus barrovianus Alaska to nw Canada Larus […]
Franklins Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Leucophaeus pipixcan | [UK] Franklins Gull | [FR] Mouette de Franklin | [DE] Prariemowe | [ES] Gaviota de Franklin | [NL] Franklins Meeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Franklin’s Gull is a small gull of wetlands in the interior of North America. In breeding plumage, this species […]