Scolopaci
| Scolopaci | |
|---|---|
| Gallinago gallinago | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Charadriiformes | 
| Suborder: | Scolopaci | 
Scolopaci is a suborder of wading birds within the order Charadriiformes containing the following families:
- Family Rostratulidae – painted-snipes (3 species)
- Family Jacanidae – jacanas (8 species)
- Family Pedionomidae – plains-wanderer
- Family Thinocoridae – seedsnipes (4 species)
- Family Scolopacidae – sandpipers, snipes (98 species)