Charadriiformes

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Charadriiformes

• Diverse order of birds ? 12 families
• Similarities that link this diverse group of
  birds
• Skull characteristics
• Characteristics of vertebral column
• Syrinx
• Most members of this order are "water birds"

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Charadriiformes in Idaho16 species

• Laridae
• Franklins gull
• Ring-billed gull
• California gull
• Caspian tern
• Common tern
• Forsters tern
• Black tern
• Charadriidae
• Killdeer

• Recurvirostridae
• American Avocet
• Black-necked stilt
• Scolopacidae
• Willet
• Spotted sandpiper
• Long-billed curlew
• Common snipe
• Wilsons phalarope

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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
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Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
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Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
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Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
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Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
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Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
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California Gull (Larus californicus)
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Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
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Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
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Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)