N.A. Shorebirds sorted by Weight

N.A. Shorebirds sorted by Length

 

Len

Wgt

Species

Len

Wgt

Species

6

20

Least Sandpiper

6

20

Least Sandpiper

6

24

Little Stint

6

24

Little Stint

6.25

25

Red-necked Stint

6.25

25

Red-necked Stint

6.25

25

Semipalmated Sandpiper

6.25

25

Semipalmated Sandpiper

6.5

26

Western Sandpiper

6.25

40

Snowy Plover

7.75

35

Red-necked Phalarope

6.5

26

Western Sandpiper

7.5

38

Baird's Sandpiper

7.25

45

Semipalmated Plover

6.25

40

Snowy Plover

7.25

55

Piping Plover

7.5

40

Spotted Sandpiper

7.5

38

Baird's Sandpiper

7.5

42

White-rumped Sandpiper

7.5

40

Spotted Sandpiper

7.25

45

Semipalmated Plover

7.5

42

White-rumped Sandpiper

8.5

50

Solitary Sandpiper

7.5

60

Common Ringed Plover

7.25

55

Piping Plover

7.5

70

Mongolian Plover

8.5

55

Red Phalarope

7.75

35

Red-necked Phalarope

8.5

58

Stilt Sandpiper

7.75

60

Wilson's Plover

7.5

60

Common Ringed Plover

8

60

Sanderling

8.5

60

Curlew Sandpiper

8.25

63

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

8.5

60

Dunlin

8.25

110

Eurasian Dotterel

8

60

Sanderling

8.5

50

Solitary Sandpiper

9.25

60

Wilson's Phalarope

8.5

55

Red Phalarope

7.75

60

Wilson's Plover

8.5

58

Stilt Sandpiper

8.25

63

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

8.5

60

Curlew Sandpiper

8.5

68

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

8.5

60

Dunlin

7.5

70

Mongolian Plover

8.5

68

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

9

70

Purple Sandpiper

8.75

73

Pectoral Sandpiper

9

70

Rock Sandpiper

9

70

Purple Sandpiper

8.75

73

Pectoral Sandpiper

9

70

Rock Sandpiper

10.5

80

Lesser Yellowlegs

9

105

Mountain Plover

10.5

95

Killdeer

9.25

60

Wilson's Phalarope

9.5

95

Northern Jacana

9.25

120

Black Turnstone

10.5

105

Common Snipe

9.5

95

Northern Jacana

9

105

Mountain Plover

9.5

110

Ruddy Turnstone

8.25

110

Eurasian Dotterel

10

190

Surfbird

9.5

110

Ruddy Turnstone

10.25

130

Pacific Golden-Plover

11

110

Short-billed Dowitcher

10.5

80

Lesser Yellowlegs

11

110

Wandering Tattler

10.5

95

Killdeer

11.5

115

Long-billed Dowitcher

10.5

105

Common Snipe

9.25

120

Black Turnstone

10.5

135

Red Knot

10.25

130

Pacific Golden-Plover

10.5

145

American Golden-Plover

10.5

135

Red Knot

10.5

210

European Golden-Plover

10.5

145

American Golden-Plover

11

110

Short-billed Dowitcher

11

150

Ruff

11

110

Wandering Tattler

14

160

Black-necked Stilt

11

150

Ruff

14

160

Greater Yellowlegs

11

200

American Woodcock

12.5

165

Spotted Redshank

11.5

115

Long-billed Dowitcher

12

170

Upland Sandpiper

11.5

280

Black-bellied Plover

10

190

Surfbird

12

170

Upland Sandpiper

11

200

American Woodcock

12.5

165

Spotted Redshank

10.5

210

European Golden-Plover

12.5

210

Northern Lapwing

12.5

210

Northern Lapwing

14

160

Black-necked Stilt

15

215

Willet

14

160

Greater Yellowlegs

11.5

280

Black-bellied Plover

15

215

Willet

16.5

300

Black-tailed Godwit

15.5

300

Hudsonian Godwit

15.5

300

Hudsonian Godwit

16

340

Bar-tailed Godwit

18

315

American Avocet

16.5

300

Black-tailed Godwit

16

340

Bar-tailed Godwit

17

490

Bristle-thighed Curlew

18

370

Marbled Godwit

17.5

390

Whimbrel

17.5

390

Whimbrel

17.5

630

American Oystercatcher

17

490

Bristle-thighed Curlew

17.5

650

Black Oystercatcher

23

590

Long-billed Curlew

18

315

American Avocet

17.5

630

American Oystercatcher

18

370

Marbled Godwit

17.5

650

Black Oystercatcher

23

590

Long-billed Curlew

* Sizes extracted from Sibley’s Guide to Birds