Personal Project — Bird Families of the World
 
 
a web page by Don Roberson
 
 
Mesitornithidae Mesites
Subdesert Mesite: 19 Nov 1992 Tulear, Madagascar
Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Lichtenstein Sandgrouse: 15 Nov 1981 Samburu NP, Kenya
Columbidae Pigeons & Doves
9 of 9000 Flock Bronzewing: 20 Nov 2009 South Australia
Opisthocomidae Hoatzin
Hoatzin: 15 Nov 2014 nr Bellavista, Peru

Family seen but not photographed:

Psophiidae Trumpeters

Aramidae Limpkin
Limpkin: 5 Aug 1999 Pantanal, Brazil
Gruidae Cranes
Black-necked Crane: 21 Jun 2004 Qinghai, China
Heliornithidae Finfoots
Sungrebe: 20 July 2010 Pantanal, Brazil

Family seen but not photographed:

Sarothruridae Flufftails

Rallidae Rails
Ridgway's Rail: 2 Feb 1979 San Francisco Bay, USA
Pluvianellidae Magellanic Plover
Magellanic Plover: 15 Nov 2022 Patagonia, Argentina
Chionidae Sheathbills
Snowy Sheathbill: 18 Nov 2023 Beagle Channel, Argentina
Burhinidae Thick-knees
Water Thick-knee: 11 July 2021 Mikumi NP, Tanzania		 Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover
Egyptian Plover: 15 Dec 2013 Volta River, Ghana		 Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets
Black-necked Stilt: 16 June 2006 Salinas, California
Ibidorhynchidae Ibisbill
Ibisbill: 14 Mar 2019 Jia Bharali, Assam, India
Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatcher: 26 July 2014 Pebble Beach, California
Charadriidae Plovers & Lapwings
Inland Dotterel: 20 Nov 2009 Goyder Lagoon, Australia
 
 
 
 
 

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