Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
   Suborder Charadrii Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds see Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867
     Family Scolopacidae Vigors, 1825 - sandpipers, snipe
       Subfamily Charadriinae Vigors, 1825 - plovers, lapwings
         1 Genus †Dolicopterus Aymard, 1856
         2 Genus Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758
         3 Genus †Limicolavis Shufeldt, 1915
         4 Genus Vanellus Brisson, 1760
         5 Genus †Dorypaltus Brodkorb, 1959