Family : Scolopacidae
15 genus and 98 species.
| English name | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | BĂ©cassine africaine |
| Amami Woodcock | Scolopax mira | BĂ©casse d'Amami |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | Bécasse d'Amérique |
| Asian Dowitcher | Limnodromus semipalmatus | BĂ©cassin d'Asie |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | BĂ©casseau de Baird |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Barge rousse |
| Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | Tournepierre noir |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Barge Ă queue noire |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | Courlis d'Alaska |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | BĂ©casseau falcinelle |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | BĂ©casseau rousset
Bécasseau roussâtre |
| Bukidnon Woodcock | Scolopax bukidnonensis | BĂ©casse de Bukidnon
BĂ©casse du Bukidnon |
| Chatham Islands Snipe | Coenocorypha pusilla | BĂ©cassine des Chatham |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Chevalier aboyeur |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Chevalier gambette |
| Common Redshank (robusta) | Tringa totanus robusta | Chevalier gambette d'Islande |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Chevalier guignette |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | BĂ©cassine des marais |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | BĂ©casseau cocorli |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | BĂ©casseau variable |
| Dunlin (arctica) | Calidris alpina arctica | Bécasseau variable du Groënland |
| Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | Courlis esquimau |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Courlis cendré |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Courlis corlieu |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | BĂ©casse des bois |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Courlis de Sibérie |
| Fuegian Snipe | Gallinago stricklandii | BĂ©cassine de Strickland |
| Giant Snipe | Gallinago undulata | Bécassine géante |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | BĂ©casseau de l'Anadyr |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | BĂ©cassine double |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Chevalier criard
Grand Chevalier |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Chevalier cul-blanc
Chevalier culblanc |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | Chevalier de Sibérie |
| Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | Barge hudsonienne |
| Hudsonian Whimbrel | Numenius hudsonicus | Courlis hudsonien |
| Imperial Snipe | Gallinago imperialis | Bécassine impériale |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | BĂ©cassine sourde |
| Jameson's Snipe | Gallinago jamesoni | BĂ©cassine des paramos |
| Javan Woodcock | Scolopax saturata | BĂ©casse de Java |
| Kiritimati Sandpiper | Prosobonia cancellata | Chevalier de Kiritimati
BĂ©casseau de Kiritimati |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | BĂ©cassine du Japon |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | BĂ©casseau minuscule |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Chevalier Ă pattes jaunes
Petit Chevalier |
| Little Curlew | Numenius minutus | Courlis nain |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | BĂ©casseau minute |
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | Courlis Ă long bec |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | BĂ©cassin Ă long bec |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | BĂ©casseau Ă longs doigts |
| Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla | BĂ©cassine malgache |
| Magellanic Snipe | Gallinago magellanica | BĂ©cassine de Magellan |
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | Barge marbrée |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Chevalier stagnatile |
| Moluccan Woodcock | Scolopax rochussenii | BĂ©casse des Moluques |
| Moorea Sandpiper | Prosobonia ellisi | Chevalier d'Ellis
BĂ©casseau d'Ellis |
| New Guinea Woodcock | Scolopax rosenbergii | Bécasse de Nouvelle-Guinée |
| Noble Snipe | Gallinago nobilis | BĂ©cassine noble |
| Nordmann's Greenshank | Tringa guttifer | Chevalier tacheté |
| North Island Snipe | Coenocorypha barrierensis | Bécassine de la Petite Barrière
BĂ©cassine de Hauturu |
| Pantanal Snipe | Gallinago paraguaiae | BĂ©cassine du Paraguay |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Bécasseau tacheté
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée |
| Pin-tailed Snipe | Gallinago stenura | BĂ©cassine Ă queue pointue |
| Puna Snipe | Gallinago andina | BĂ©cassine du puna
BĂ©cassine de la puna |
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | BĂ©casseau violet |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Bécasseau maubèche |
| Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Phalarope Ă bec large |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Phalarope Ă bec Ă©troit |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | BĂ©casseau Ă cou roux
BĂ©casseau Ă col roux |
| Rock Sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | Bécasseau des Aléoutiennes |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Tournepierre Ă collier |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Combattant varié |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | BĂ©casseau sanderling |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Bécasseau semipalmé |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | BĂ©casseau Ă queue pointue |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | BĂ©cassin Ă bec court
BĂ©cassin roux |
| Slender-billed Curlew | Numenius tenuirostris | Courlis Ă bec grĂŞle |
| Snares Snipe | Coenocorypha huegeli | BĂ©cassine des Snares |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Chevalier solitaire |
| Solitary Snipe | Gallinago solitaria | BĂ©cassine solitaire |
| South Island Snipe | Coenocorypha iredalei | BĂ©cassine de Stewart
BĂ©cassine d'Iredale |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | BĂ©casseau spatule |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Chevalier arlequin |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Chevalier grivelé |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | BĂ©casseau Ă Ă©chasses |
| Subantarctic Snipe | Coenocorypha aucklandica | BĂ©cassine d'Auckland
BĂ©cassine des Auckland |
| Sulawesi Woodcock | Scolopax celebensis | Bécasse des Célèbes |
| Surfbird | Calidris virgata | BĂ©casseau du ressac |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | BĂ©cassine de Swinhoe |
| Tahiti Sandpiper | Prosobonia leucoptera | Chevalier Ă ailes blanches
BĂ©casseau Ă ailes blanches |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | BĂ©casseau de Temminck |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Chevalier bargette |
| Tuamotu Sandpiper | Prosobonia parvirostris | Chevalier des Touamotou
BĂ©casseau des Tuamotu |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | Bartramie des champs
Maubèche des champs |
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | Chevalier errant |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | BĂ©casseau d'Alaska |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | BĂ©casseau de Bonaparte
BĂ©casseau Ă croupion blanc |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | Chevalier semipalmé |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | Phalarope de Wilson |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | BĂ©cassine de Wilson |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Chevalier sylvain |
| Wood Snipe | Gallinago nemoricola | BĂ©cassine des bois |
Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2025-12-07. IOC World Bird List (v15.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1.
Avibase (ioc v15.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2025-12-07. © 1996-2026 Oiseaux.net
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