In Maine, 37 species in 11 genera have been observed. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.

Family Scolopacidae
   Bartramia (1 species)
      Bartramia longicauda - Upland Sandpiper
   Numenius (2 species)
      Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel
      Numenius americanus - Long-billed Curlew
   Limosa (3 species)
      Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit
      Limosa haemastica - Hudsonian Godwit
      Limosa fedoa - Marbled Godwit
   Arenaria (1 species)
      Arenaria interpres - Ruddy Turnstone
   Calidris (17 species)
      Calidris tenuirostris - Great Knot
      Calidris canutus - Red Knot
      Calidris virgata - Surfbird
      Calidris pugnax - Ruff
      Calidris himantopus - Stilt Sandpiper
      Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper
      Calidris ruficollis - Red-necked Stint
      Calidris alba - Sanderling
      Calidris alpina - Dunlin
      Calidris maritima - Purple Sandpiper
      Calidris bairdii - Baird’s Sandpiper
      Calidris minutilla - Least Sandpiper
      Calidris fuscicollis - White-rumped Sandpiper
      Calidris subruficollis - Buff-breasted Sandpiper
      Calidris melanotos - Pectoral Sandpiper
      Calidris pusilla - Semipalmated Sandpiper
      Calidris mauri - Western Sandpiper
   Limnodromus (2 species)
      Limnodromus griseus - Long-billed Dowitcher
      Limnodromus scolopaceus - Short-billed Dowitcher
   Scolopus (1 species)
      Scolopus minor - American Woodcock
   Gallinago (1 species)
      Gallinago delicata - Wilson’s Snipe
   Actitis (1 species)
      Actitis macularius - Spotted Sandpiper
   Tringa (5 species)
      Tringa solitaria - Solitary Sandpiper
      Tringa brevipes - Gray-tailed Tattler
      Tringa flavipes - Lesser Yellowlegs
      Tringa semipalmata - Willet
      Tringa melanoleuca - Greater Yellowlegs
   Phalaropus (3 species)
      Phalaropus tricolor - Wilson’s Phalarope
      Phalaropus lobatus - Red-necked Phalarope
      Phalaropus fulicarius - Red Phalarope

Family Scolopacidae

Key to the genera of Family Scolopacidae reported in Maine (to be completed)

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
Bartramia
Numenius
Limosa
Arenaria
Calidris
Limnodromus
Scolopus
Gallinago
Actitis
Tringa
Phalaropus

Bartramia (common name?)
[information to be added]

Bartramia longicauda (Upland Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Numenius (common name?)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Numenius reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
N. phaeopus
N. americanus

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) - [information to be added]

Numenius americanus (Long-billed Curlew) - This species is rare in Maine.

Limosa (Godwit)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Limosa reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
L. lapponica
L. haemastica
L. fedoa

Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit) - Acceptance of this species as a member of Maine’s avifauna is provisional. This species is rare in Maine.

Limosa haemastica (Hudsonian Godwit) - [information to be added]

Limosa fedoa (Marbled Godwit) - [information to be added]

Arenaria (Turnstone)
[information to be added]

Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) - [information to be added]

Calidris (Sandpiper)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Calidris reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
C. tenuirostris
C. canutus
C. virgata
C. pugnax
C. himantopus
C. ferruginea
C. ruficollis
C. alba
C. alpina
C. maritima
C. bairdii
C. minutilla
C. fuscicollis
C. subruficollis
C. melanotos
C. pusilla
C. mauri

Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot) - This species is rare in Maine.

Calidris canutus (Red Knot) - [information to be added]

Calidris virgata (Surfbird) - This species is rare in Maine.

Calidris pugnax (Ruff) - This species is rare in Maine.

Calidris himantopus (Stilt Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper) - This species is rare in Maine.

Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint) - This species is rare in Maine.

Calidris alba (Sanderling) - [information to be added]

Calidris alpina (Dunlin) - [information to be added]

Calidris maritima (Purple Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris bairdii (Baird’s Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris subruficollis (Buff-breasted Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris pusilla (Semipalmated Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Limnodromus (Dowitchwr)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Limnodromus reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
L. griseus
L. scolopaceus

Limnodromus griseus (Long-billed Dowitcher) - [information to be added]

Limnodromus scolopaceus (Short-billed Dowitcher) - [information to be added]

Scolopus (Woodcock)
[information to be added]

Scolopus minor (American Woodcock) - [information to be added]

Gallinago (Snipe)
[information to be added]

Gallinago delicata (Wilson’s Snipe) - [information to be added]

Actitis (Sandpiper)
[information to be added]

Actitis macularius (Spotted Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Tringa (common name?)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Tringa reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
T. solitaria
T. brevipes
T. flavipes
T. semipalmata
T. melanoleuca

Tringa solitaria (Solitary Sandpiper) - [information to be added]

Tringa brevipes (Gray-tailed Tattler) - This species is rare in Maine.

Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) - [information to be added]

Tringa semipalmata (Willet) - [information to be added]

Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs) - [information to be added]

Phalaropus (Phalarope)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Phalaropus reported in Maine

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
P. tricolor
P. lobatus
P. fulicarius

Phalaropus tricolor (Wilson’s Phalarope) - [information to be added]

Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope) - [information to be added]

Phalaropus fulicarius (Red Phalarope) - [information to be added]