Shorebird Resources

Helpful Links

Explore the resources below to learn more about shorebird biology, ecology, identification, monitoring, and conservation initiatives. If you have additional shorebird resources you would like to share with WHSRN partners, contact the Executive Office to have them added to this list.

Biology, Ecology, Identification, and Status

Birds of North America Online

Neotropical Birds Online

Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive

BirdLife International’s Online Data Zone

Waterbird Population Estimates Online Database

International Conservation Tools and Initiatives

Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

Waterbird Conservation for the Americas

Wetlands International – Flyways

Partnership for the East Asian-Australasion Flyway

Shorebird Sister Schools Program

Alianza del Pastizal

Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative

Critical Sites Network

Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative (CRIMBI)

Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)

Pacific Shorebird Conservation Initiative

National Shorebird Conservation Plans and Initiatives

Chilean Shorebird Atlas

Peruvian Shorebird Atlas

Ecuador Shorebird Plan

Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds in Chiloé

Programa Aves Limícolas – SAVE Brasil

U.S. Shorebird Plan and Council

Colombian National Conservation Plan for Shorebirds

Shorebird Monitoring

International Shorebird Survey

PRISM – Shorebird Monitoring Guide

Migratory Shorebird Project

Shorebird Research

International Wader Study Group

Team Piersma – Global Flyway Network

Pan-American Shorebird Program

bandedbirds.org

Wetlands International – Waterbird Population Estimates

Community Outreach

World Shorebirds Day

Wader Conservation World Watch

Popular Literature

The Narrow Edge
by Deborah Cramer

The Flight of the Red Knot
by Brian Harrington

Moonbird
by Phillip Hoose