molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher Stilts and avocets Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. Black-winged stilt, nedungaal ullanPied avocet, konamookku ullanPlovers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. Yellow-wattled lapwing, manjal mookku aalkattiGrey-headed lapwing Red-wattled lapwing, sivappu mookku aalkattiPacific golden plover, kalporukki uppukkothiGrey plover, sambal uppukkothiCommon ringed plover Little ringed plover, pattani uppukkothiKentish plover, siriya uppukkothiLesser sand plover, manal nira uppukkothiGreater sand plover Caspian plover Painted-snipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured. Greater painted-snipe, mayil ullanJacanas Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. Pheasant-tailed jacana, neela vaal ilai kozhiBronze-winged jacana, thamarai ilai kozhiSandpipers and snipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Eurasian whimbrel, ciru kottanEurasian curlew, peria kottanBar-tailed godwit, pattaivaal mookkaan' Black-tailed godwit, karuvaal mookkaan Ruddy turnstone, kalthiruppi ullan Great knot Red knot (A) Ruff, pedhai ullan Broad-billed sandpiper, agandra alagu ullan Curlew sandpiper, curlew ullan Temminck's stint, pachai kaal kosu ullan Long-toed stint Spoon-billed sandpiper (A) Red-necked stint Sanderling Dunlin Little stint, kosu ullan Asian dowitcher Eurasian woodcock, malai mookkan Jack snipe, korai ullan Wood snipe Pin-tailed snipe Great snipe (A) Common snipe, visirivaal ullan Terek sandpiper, terek ullan Red-necked phalarope, chengazhuthu ullan Common sandpiper, ullan Green sandpiper, aatru ullan Grey-tailed tattler (A) Common redshank, pavazha kaali Marsh sandpiper, chinna pachai kaali Wood sandpiper, pori ullan Spotted redshank Common greenshank, pachai kaali Crab-plover Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Dromadidae The crab-plover is related to the waders.