col op ac idae ▁ ▁S col op ac idae ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁diverse ▁family ▁of ▁small ▁to ▁medium - s ized ▁shore bird s ▁including ▁the ▁sand pip ers , ▁cur le ws , ▁god w its , ▁sh anks , ▁t att lers , ▁wood co cks , ▁sn ipes , ▁dow itch ers ▁and ▁ph al ar op es . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁species ▁eat ▁small ▁in verte br ates ▁picked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mud ▁or ▁soil . ▁Vari ation ▁in ▁length ▁of ▁legs ▁and ▁b ills ▁enables ▁multiple ▁species ▁to ▁feed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁habitat , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁without ▁direct ▁competition ▁for ▁food . ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 6 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁E uras ian ▁wood cock , ▁S col op ax ▁rust icola ▁Jack ▁sni pe , ▁L ym noc rypt es ▁minim us ▁Great ▁sni pe , ▁Gall in ago ▁media ▁Common ▁sni pe , ▁Gall in ago ▁gall in ago ▁Black - ta iled ▁god w it , ▁Lim osa ▁lim osa ▁Bar - ta iled ▁god w it , ▁Lim osa ▁la pp onica ▁( A ) ▁Wh im bre l , ▁Num en ius ▁ph ae opus ▁E uras ian ▁cur le w , ▁Num en ius ▁arqu ata ▁Sp otted ▁red sh ank , ▁Tr ing a ▁er yth rop us ▁Common ▁red sh ank , ▁Tr ing a ▁tot anus ▁Marsh ▁sand pi per , ▁Tr ing a ▁st agn at