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Gulls, Buttonquails, Sandpipers, Plovers and Allies
Charadriiformes
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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native gulls, buttonquails, sandpipers, plovers and allies All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
184,517 observations
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
171,257 observations
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
153,531 observations
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Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
100,648 observations
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American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
98,160 observations
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
88,709 observations
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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
85,729 observations
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Sanderling
Calidris alba
83,940 observations
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Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
81,000 observations
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Willet
Tringa semipalmata
80,971 observations
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
74,746 observations
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
72,308 observations
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
70,396 observations
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
69,973 observations
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
66,704 observations