Sandpipers & Allies of Australia

47 sandpipers and allies have been recorded in Australia on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Scolopacidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Sandpipers & Allies of Australia to know first

• Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus
• Baird’s SandpiperCalidris bairdii
• Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
• Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
• Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
• Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
• Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
• Common RedshankTringa totanus
• Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
• Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
• DunlinCalidris alpina
• Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
• Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
• Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
• Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
• Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
• Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
• Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica

The full list — 47 sandpipers and allies of Australia in our library

• Asian Dowitcher
• Baird’s Sandpiper
• Bar-tailed Godwit
• Black-tailed Godwit
• Broad-billed Sandpiper
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper
• Common Greenshank
• Common Redshank
• Common Sandpiper
• Curlew Sandpiper
• Dunlin
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Whimbrel
• Far Eastern Curlew
• Great Knot
• Green Sandpiper
• Grey-tailed Tattler
• Hudsonian Godwit
• Hudsonian Whimbrel
• Latham’s Snipe
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Little Curlew
• Little Stint
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Long-toed Stint
• Marsh Sandpiper
• Nordmann’s Greenshank
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Pin-tailed Snipe
• Red Knot
• Red Phalarope
• Red-necked Phalarope
• Red-necked Stint
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Ruff
• Sanderling
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
• Short-billed Dowitcher
• Spotted Redshank
• Stilt Sandpiper
• Swinhoe’s Snipe
• Temminck’s Stint
• Terek Sandpiper
• Wandering Tattler
• White-rumped Sandpiper
• Wilson’s Phalarope
• Wood Sandpiper

Keep exploring

• Birds of Australia
• Honeyeaters of Australia (72 species)
• Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Australia (72 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Australia (57 species)
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of Australia (36 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Australia (36 species)
• Pigeons & Doves of Australia (35 species)
• Fairywrens of Australia (27 species)
• Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Australia (22 species)
• Plovers of Australia (22 species)
• Australasian Robins of Australia (21 species)
• Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Australia (21 species)
• Waxbills & Munias of Australia (21 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of Australia (19 species)

Sandpipers & Allies in other regions

• Sandpipers & Allies of the United States (66 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Canada (59 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Japan (56 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of the United Kingdom (54 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Portugal (51 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of France (48 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Ireland (48 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Spain (48 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of the Netherlands (46 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of Indonesia (45 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of India (42 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of New Zealand (42 species)

Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.