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Order Limicolae 1 



Family Phalaropodidae 1 



Pkalaropus fulicarlus 1 



Red phalarope 1 



Habits 1 



Distribution 14 



Lobipes lobatus 15 



Northern phalarope 15 



Habits 15 



Distribution 26 



Steganopus tricolor 28 



Wilson phalarope 28 



Habits 28 



Distribution 35 



Family Recurvirostridae 37 



Recurvirostra americana 37 



American avocet 37 



Habits 37 



Distribution 44 



Himantopus mexicanus 47 



Black-necked stilt 47 



Habits 47 



Distribution 53 



Family Scolopacidae 54 



Scolopax rusticola 54 



European woodcock 54 



Habits 54 



Distribution 60 



Rubicola minor 61 



American woodcock 61 



Habits 61 



Distribution 75 



Capella gallinago gallinago 78 



European snipe 78 



Habits 78 



Distribution 81 



Capella gallinago delicata 81 



Wilson snipe 81 



Habits 81 



Distribution 94 



Capella media 98 



Great snipe 98 



Habits 98 



Distribution 101 



Lymnocryptes minimus 101 



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