turnstone, Arenaria interpres Red knot, Calidris canutus Ruff, Calidris pugnax (V) Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea (V) Sanderling, Calidris alba Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Little stint, Calidris minuta (V) Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (near-threatened) Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (V) Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Giant snipe, Gallinago undulata Pantanal snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (V) Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (V) Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (V) Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Willet, Tringa semipalmata Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Common redshank, Tringa totanus (V) Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola (V) Seedsnipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Thinocoridae The seedsnipes are a small family of birds that superficially resemble sparrows. They have short legs and long wings and are herbivorous waders. Least seedsnipe, Thinocorus rumicivorus (V) Jacanas Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae The jacanas are a family of waders 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. Wattled jacana, Jacana jacanaPainted-snipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored. South American painted-snipe, Nycticryphes semicollarisPratincoles and coursers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards. Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola (V) Skuas Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. Great skua, Stercorarius skua Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki Brown skua, Stercorarius antarcticus Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudusSkimmers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rynchopidae Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. Black skimmer, Rynchops nigerGulls Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or