, ▁T etra x ▁t etra x ▁ ▁O yst erc atch ers ▁Order : ▁Char ad ri iformes Family : ▁Ha emat op od idae ▁ ▁The ▁o yst erc atch ers ▁are ▁large ▁and ▁no isy ▁p lo ver - like ▁birds , ▁with ▁strong ▁b ills ▁used ▁for ▁sm ash ing ▁or ▁pr ising ▁open ▁m oll us cs . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁species ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁E uras ian ▁o yst erc atch er , ▁Ha emat opus ▁o stra leg us ▁ ▁Av oc ets ▁and ▁st il ts ▁Order : ▁Char ad ri iformes Family : ▁Rec ur vi ro str idae ▁ ▁Rec ur vi ro str idae ▁is ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁large ▁w ading ▁birds , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁av oc ets ▁and ▁st il ts . ▁The ▁av oc ets ▁have ▁long ▁legs ▁and ▁long ▁up - cur ved ▁b ills . ▁The ▁st il ts ▁have ▁extremely ▁long ▁legs ▁and ▁long , ▁thin , ▁straight ▁b ills . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Black - wing ed ▁st ilt , ▁Him ant opus ▁him ant opus ▁P ied ▁av oc et , ▁Rec ur vi ro stra ▁av os etta ▁ ▁Th ick - k ne es ▁Order : ▁Char ad ri iformes Family : ▁Bur hin idae ▁ ▁The ▁thick - k ne es ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁largely ▁tropical ▁w aders ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Bur hin idae