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Life History:

Shorebirds are birds that spend their life running, walking and wading along the edge of the ocean. This group does not include birds that are only incidentally on the beach, but spend the majority of their time at sea, on the water or in other habitats (i.e. gulls are not shorebirds). 

Shorebirds spend the majority of their time in exposed areas out in the open, and they tend to aggregate socially in groups of mixed species.  This makes them a great group of birds for beginning bird watchers.

(Paulson 1993)
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Shorebirds in Washinton
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Photo by Holly Beimler
  Taxonomy:  
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Phylum: Chordata  
  Subphylum: Vertebrata  
  Class: Aves  
  Order: Circoniiformes  
  Family: Arenariini (turnstones)
    Calidridini (calidridines)
    Charadriidae (plovers)
    Gallinagonin (snipes)
    Glareolidae (pratincoles)
    Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
    Limnodromini (dowitchers)
    Limosini (godwits)
    Numeniini (curlews)
    Phalaropodini (phalaropes)
    Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts)
    Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
    Scolopacini (woodcocks)
    Tringini (tringines)
   
  (Paulson 1993, ITIS May 15, 2008)
   
  Species sited: possible siting of Charadrius vociferus in Willapa Bay
   
  Notable Species in Washington
   

This web page is part of the UWT Marine Ecology 2008 Class Project.

Web page by Holly C. Beimler: Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma.