We present our image index for Waders, providing quick links to some of the listed bird species, found in Australia. Many thanks to the contributors, who have shared their insights and photographs to our section on the Waders (class Aves).

Click on the thumbnail images to go to the page on each species of bird…

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Waders
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Alice Springs Waste Stabilisation Ponds NT
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis), Alice Springs Desert Park
Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis)
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)
Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax), Alice Springs NT © Dorothy Latimer
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Great Ocean Road VIC © Dorothy Latimer
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Aves
  • Clade: Gruimorphae
  • Order: Charadriiformes

Footnote & References

  1. AWSG — Australasian Wader Study Group, The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) was formed in 1981 as a special interest group of BirdLife Australia to coordinate and focus studies on waders, or shorebirds, in Australia and throughout their migration routes in the Asia Pacific, https://awsg.org.au/
  2. VWSG — Victorian Wader Study Group, The Victorian Wader Study Group (VWSG) began its activities in 1975. The VWSG’s primary objective is to conduct a long-term comprehensive study of waders and terns throughout Victoria. This is achieved primarily through capture and release of birds at key high tide roosts. The VWSG is a non-profit organisation and is made up of around 140 volunteers, https://vwsg.org.au/
  3. Stint Identification, by Melissa Hafting, 19 August 2017, Dare to Bird, https://daretobird.blogspot.com/2017/08/stint-identification.html
  4. Wader, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wader (last visited May 29, 2022)

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