animal order - the order of animals

Aves, class Aves - birds

Charadrii, suborder Charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews

Limicolae, suborder Limicolae - term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii

genus Haematopus, Haematopus - oystercatchers

coastal diving bird - gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family

suborder Lari, Lari - gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers

Alcidae, family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.