What are Waders?

Waders is synonymous with Shorebirds; both are used around the world to refer to the same group of birds. In scientific terms what we are referring to is the sub-order Charadrii within the order Chradriifomes.

Current Featured Wader; Diademed Sandpiper-Plover

 

Waders Directory

By selecting one of the families below, you will be able to access information relating to each species within that family, including information regarding their conservation status and any current conservation efforts.

Note – As the two families Charadriidae and Scolopacidae include more than 20 species (67 and 96 respectively) they have been divided into smaller sections to make it easier for you to find the species you are looking for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph credits

All photographs on this page were taken by Elis Simpson from Wader Quest, apart from the following which were used under CC license: Buttonquails – Greg Miles; Sheathbills – Unknown; Plains Wanderer – Ron Knight; Crab Plover – Koshy Koshy

With thanks from Wader Quest

 

The following sources were used to compile this directory:

• IOC World Bird List;
• Handbook of the Birds of the World;
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species