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Family Scolopacidae โ€“ Sandpipers, Stints, Phalaropes & Snipes

This is a large family of waders or shorebirds. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud. Different lengths of bill allow species to feed in the same habitat without direct competition for food. The family contains about 86 species in 14 genera.