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| | Wader : Scolopacidae |
 | | Waders, called Shorebirds in North America, are members of the Charadriiformes order of birds, but excluding the more marine seabird web-footed groups, these being the skuas (Stercoraracidae), gulls (Laridae), terns (Sternidae), skimmers (Rhynchopidae), sheathbill Chionididae and auks (Alcidae). |
 | | This leaves about 210 species most, but not all, of which are associated with wetland or coastal environments. |
 | | Many of the smaller species found in coastal habitats, particularly but not exclusively the calidrids, are often named as "Sandpipers", but this term doesn't have a strict meaning, since the Upland Sandpiper is a grassland species. |
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