Order: Shorebirds / Charadriiformes
Families of Shorebirds birds, the order Charadriiformes includes 383 species and 19 families.
List of families

Buttonquail / Turnicidae
Buttonquail / Turnicidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 17 species of birds.

Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 10 species of birds.

Sheathbills / Chionidae
Sheathbills / Chionidae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 2 species of birds.

Magellanic Plover / Pluvianellidae
List of bird species names for family Magellanic Plover / Pluvianellidae. The child taxon for order Charadriiformes

Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae
Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 12 species of birds.

Crab-plover / Dromadidae
List of bird species names for family Crab-plover / Dromadidae. The child taxon for order Charadriiformes

Ibisbill / Ibidorhynchidae
List of bird species names for family Ibisbill / Ibidorhynchidae. The child taxon for order Charadriiformes

Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae
Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 10 species of birds.

Plovers / Charadriidae
Plovers / Charadriidae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 67 species of birds.

Egyptian Plover / Pluvianidae
List of bird species names for family Egyptian Plover / Pluvianidae. The child taxon for order Charadriiformes

Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae
Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 3 species of birds.

Jacanas / Jacanidae
Jacanas / Jacanidae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 8 species of birds.

Plains-wanderer / Pedionomidae
Plains-wanderer / Pedionomidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 1 species of birds.

Seedsnipes / Thinocoridae
Seedsnipes / Thinocoridae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 4 species of birds.

Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 96 species of birds.

Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae
List of bird species names for family Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae. The child taxon for order Charadriiformes

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers / Laridae
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers / Laridae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 100 species of birds.

Skuas / Stercorariidae
Skuas / Stercorariidae is the bird family from order Shorebirds / Charadriiformes. Includes 7 species of birds.

Auks / Alcidae
Auks / Alcidae is the bird family of class Aves. Contains 25 species of birds.