Charadriiformes

Alcidae
(auks)

Burhinidae
(Stone-curlews)

Charadriidae
(plovers, dotterels, lapwings)

Glareolidae
(pratincoles coursers Egyptian Plover)

Haematopodidae
(oystercatchers )

Laridae
(gulls)

Recurvirostridae
(avocets, stilts)

Scolopacidae
(Curlews, Sandpipers, Godwits, Dowitchers, Snipe and woodcocks, Phalaropes, Shanks and tattlers, Calidrids and turnstones)

Stercorariidae
(Skuas)

Jacanidae
(jacanas)

Sternidae
(terns)

Rostratulidae
(painted snipes)

Dromadidae
(Crab-plover)

Rynchopidae
(Skimmers)

Chionididae
(Sheathbills)

Phalaropodiae
(phalaropes)