Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Shore Birds

Common Name
Shore Birds
Gulls
Alcids
Plovers
Oystercatchers
Auks

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Charadriiformes

Taxonomic Level Taxa FWS Focus
Suborder 0
Infraorder 0
Section 0
Subsection 0
Superfamily 0
Family 19
Subfamily 0
Tribe 0
Subtribe 0
Genus 88
Subgenus 0
Species 372 73
Aberration 0
Form 0
Morph 0
Race 0
Stirp 0
Subspecies 378 11
Unspecified 0
Variety 0
All Subtaxa 857 84

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes

Viewing: descendants of Charadriiformes