Charadriiformes
Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic (sea birds), some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick forest.
Families
- Alcidae, the auks.
- Charadriidae, the plovers, dotterels and lapwings.
- Haematopodidae, the oystercatchers.
- Laridae, the seagulls.
- Recurvirostridae, the avocets and the stilts.
- Sternidae, the terns.
- Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.