Don Roberson bird families #03

Personal Project — Bird Families of the World

a web page by Don Roberson

Pedionomidae Plains-wanderer
Plains-wanderer: 31 Dec 1997 Conargo, NSW, Australia

Thinocoridae Seedsnipes
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe: 17 Nov 2022 El Calafate, Argentina

Rostratulidae Painted-Snipes
Greater Painted-snipe: 5 Aug 2002 Tarangire NP, Tanzania

Jaçanidae Jaçanas
Wattled Jaçana: 21 July 2010 Pantanal, Brazil

Scolopacidae Sandpipers & allies
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 28 Aug 2006 Pacific Grove, CA

Family seen but not photographed:

Turnicidae Buttonquails

Dromadidae Crab-Plover
Crab-Plover: 10 Mar 2001 Khor al Beidah, UAE

Glareolidae Coursers & Pratincoles
Double-banded Courser: 8 June 2018 Tarangire NP, Tanzania

Stercorariidae Skuas & Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger diving at SP Skua 16 Aug 2009 Monterey Bay

Alcidae Alcids
Scripps's Murrelet: 14 Aug 2004 Monterey Bay, California

Laridae Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
Ivory Gull: 30 June 2013 ice-sheet N of Svalbard

Eurypygidae Sunbittern
Sunbittern: 23 July 2010 Pantanal, Brazil

Rhynochetidae Kagu
Kagu: 8 Jan 1998 Parc du Riviére Bleue, New Caledonia

Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
Red-tailed Tropicbird: 16 Aug 1992 ~88 mi offshore CA, USA

Gaviidae Loons
Yellow-billed Loon: 4 Feb 2012 Seaside, CA, USA

Spheniscidae Penguins
African Penguin: 30 June 2005 Boulders Bay NP, South Africa

Diomedeidae Albatrosses
Short-tailed Albatross: 22 Apr 2007 Monterey Bay, USA

Oceanitidae Southern Storm-Petrels
White-faced Storm-Petrel: 14 Nov 2009 Haurake Gulf, N.Z.

Hydrobatidae Northern Storm-Petrels
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel: 13 June 2009 off Hatteras, N.C.

page created 18 Mar 2014, updated 18 Aug 2025