images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Pacific Golden Plover
Lockhart River, Qld
Red-capped Plovers
Peterborough, Vic
Greater Sand Plover
East Point, NT
Black-fronted Dotterel
Haddon Water Reserve, Vic
Love
Bowra Station, Qld
Black-fronted Dotterel
Mildura, Vic
Hooded Plovers
Bream Creek, Tas
Red-kneed Dotterel
Bowra Station, Qld
Red-kneed Dotterel
Merin Merin Swamp, Vic
Symmetry
Merin Merin Swamp, Vic
Banded Lapwing
Kondinin, WA
Banded Lapwing
Kilcowera Station, Qld
Masked Lapwing
Shearwater, Tas
Masked Lapwing
Dover, Tas
Rest
Franklin, Tas
Spur-winged Plover
Long Bay, Tas
Masked Lapwing
Snug, Tas
Masked Lapwing
Gills Shore, Vic
Masked Lapwing
Talbingo, NSW
Masked Lapwing
Kingston, Tas
Masked Lapwing
Bowra Station, Qld
Grey-headed Lapwing
Burren Junction, NSW
Red-wattled Lapwing
Lunugamvehera, Sri Lanka
Charadriiformes ...
waders
The order Charadriiformes contains almost 400 species worldwide, in nearly 20 families. Most members are waders, typically medium-sized but sometimes small. The group also includes the gulls, terns and noddies.
Burhinidae
stone-curlews
Haematopodidae
oystercatchers
Recurvirostridae
stilts and avocets
Charadriidae
plovers
Rostratulidae
painted snipe
Jacanidae
jacanas
Scolopacidae
curlews, snipe, sandpipers, stints and allies
Turnicidae
button-quail
Glareolidae
pratincoles
Laridae
gulls, terns and noddies
Struthioniiformes
emus, cassowaries (11)
Galliformes
mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)
Anseriformes
ducks, geese (48)
Podicipediformes
grebes and flamingos (26)
Columbiformes
doves and pigeons (28)
Caprimulgiformes
frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)
Cuculiformes
cuckoos and coucals (13)
Gruiformes
crakes, rails, and cranes (58)
Otidiformes
bustards (4)
Procellariiformes
albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)
Pelicaniformes
storks, herons and allies (78)
Charadriiformes
waders (74)
Strigiformes
owls (9)
Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (42)
Coraciiformes
kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (34)
Piciformes
woodpeckers and allies (3)
Falconiformes
kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (21)
Psittaciformes
parrots and cockatoos (84)
Other birds
Songbirds
Mammals and reptiles
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