Birds

🐦Shorebirds & Gulls (Charadriiformes)

Shorebirds

~390 species

A diverse order of mostly coastal and wetland birds including gulls, sandpipers, plovers, and puffins. Found along shores and waterways worldwide.

💡Arctic terns migrate from Arctic to Antarctic and back each year — the longest migration of any animal, covering about 70,000 km annually.

6 birds

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