Charadriiformes (Auks, Gulls, Terns, Waders)
Suborder: Charadrii
Family: Charadriidae (Plovers, Dotterels)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Belonopterus downsi | Campbell, 2002 | - | Late Pleistocene | California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Belonopterus edmondi | (Campbell, 1979) | - | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
| Charadrius dealbatus | Swinhoe, 1870 | White-faced plover | (rediscovered) | Asia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Dorypaltus prosphatus | Brodkorb, 1959 | - | Late Pleistocene | Florida, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Oreopholus orcesi | Campbell, 1976 | - | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
| Thinornis novaeseelandiae rossii | Gray, 1845 | Auckland Island(s) shore plover, Ross’s plover | 1840 | Auckland Islands, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Vanellus macropterus | Wagler, 1827 | Javanese wattled lapwing, Javanese lapwing, Javan lapwing, Sunda plover | 1939-1940 | Java, Indonesia | Missing | Access |
| Vanellus madagascariensis | Goodman, 1997 | Madagascan lapwing, Malagasy lapwing | Holocene | Madagascar | Extinct | Access |
| †Viator picis | Campbell, 1979 | - | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
Family: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Haematopus ostralegus meadewaldoi | (Bannerman, 1913) | Canarian black oystercatcher, Canary Islands oystercatcher, Meade-Waldo’s black oystercatcher | 1913 (1940's?) | Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (and their offshore islets), Canary Islands | Extinct or invalid | Access |
Family: [Ibidorhynchidae (Ibisbill)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Pluvialidae (Golden-Plovers)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Pluvianidae (Egyptian Plover)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets)]
—No subordinate taxa
Suborder: Chionidi
Family: Burhinidae (Thick-knees)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Burhinus nanus | Brodkorb, 1959 | New Providence double-striped thick-knee | Holocene | New Providence Island, Bahamas | Extinct | Access |
| Burhinus sp. nov. | - | Extinct thick-knee | Late Pleistocene | New Mexico, USA (& Mexico?) | Extinct | Access |
Family: [Chionidae (Sheathbills)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover)]
—No subordinate taxa
Suborder: Lari
Family: Alcidae (Auks)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Fratercula dowi | Guthrie, Thomas & Kennedy, 2000 | Dow's puffin | Late Pleistocene | Channel Islands (San Miguel & San Nicolas Islands), California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| ?Mancalla sp. nov. 'Channel Islands' | - | Late Pleistocene? | Channel Islands, California, USA | Extinct | Access | |
| ?Mancalla sp. nov. 'Japan' | - | Late Pleistocene | Japan | Extinct | Access | |
| Pinguinus impennis | Linnaeus, 1758 | Great auk | 1830 or 1844 | Atlantic Ocean | Extinct | Access |
| Uria onoi | Watanabe et al., 2016 | Late Pleistocene | Japan | Extinct | Access |
Family: [Dromadidae (Crab Plover)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Rhinoptilus bitorquatus | Blyth, 1848 | Jerdon's courser, Double-banded courser, Double-banded plover | - | India | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Larus oregonus
|
Shufeldt, 1892 | Oregon gull | Late Pleistocene | Oregon, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Larus relictus | Lönnberg, 1931 | Relict gull | - | Eurasia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Larus utunui | Steadman, 2002 | Huahine gull, Society Islands gull | Holocene? | Huahine, Society Islands | Extinct | Access |
| Larus sp. nov. ‘Kauai’ | - | Kauai gull | Holocene? | Kauai, Hawaiian islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Larus sp. nov. ‘St. Helena’ | - | St. Helena gull | Late Pleistocene or Holocene | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
| Thalasseus bernsteini | (Schlegel, 1863) | Chinese crested tern | - | China (eastern) | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: [Stercorariidae (Skuas, Jaegers)]
—No subordinate taxa
Suborder: Limicoli
Family: [Jacanidae (Jacanas)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Pedionomidae (Plains-Wanderer)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: [Rostratulidae (Painted-Snipes)]
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Calidris cooperi | (Baird, 1858) | Cooper's sandpiper | 1833 | Long Island, New York, USA | Invalid (synonym) | Access |
| Coenocorypha aucklandica medwayi | Medway, 1971 | Medway's snipe | Holocene | North Isand, New Zealand | Invalid (nomen nudum) | Access |
| Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance | Miskelly & Baker, 2010 | Campbell Island snipe | - | Campbell Island, New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
| Coenocorypha barrierensis | Oliver, 1955 | Little Barrier (Island) snipe, North Island snipe, Tutukiwi | c.1870 | Little Barrier Island (historically) and North Island (prehistorically), New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Coenocorypha chathamica | Forbes, 1893 | Forbes' snipe | Holocene | Chatham Islands, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Coenocorypha iredalei | Rothschild, 1921 | South Island snipe, Stewart Island snipe, Iredale's snipe, Tutukiwi | 1 September 1964 | Jacky Lee Island, Big South Cape Island, South Island & Stewart Island (all New Zealand) | Extinct | Access |
| Coenocorypha miratropica | Worthy, 2003 | Viti Levu snipe | ? | Viti Levu, Fiji | Extinct | Access |
| Coenocorypha neocaledonica | Worthy, Anderson & Sand, 2013 | New Caledonia[n] snipe | ? | New Caledonia | Extinct | Access |
| Coenocorypha sp. nov. ‘Norfolk Island’ | - | Norfolk Island snipe | Holocene | Norfolk Island, Australia | Extinct | Access |
| Gallinago kakuki | Steadman & Takano, 2016 | West Indian snipe, Becasina Isleña | Holocene | Bahamas, Cayman Islands & Cuba | Extinct | Access |
| Micropalama chapmani | Campbell, 1979 | - | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
| Numenius borealis | J. R. Forster, 1772 | Eskimo curlew | 4 September 1963 | Americas (migratory) | Extinct | Access |
| Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris | (Lowe, 1921) | Steppe whimbrel | - | Mozambique | Rediscovered | Access |
| Numenius tenuirostris | Vieillot, 1817 | Slender-billed curlew | 15 April 2001 | Arabian Peninsula, Europe & North Africa | Extinct | Access |
| Numenius victima | (Miller, 1942) | Late Pleistocene | Mexico | Extinct | Access | |
| Nuntius solitarius | Campbell, 1979 | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access | |
|
Prosobonia cancellata
|
Gmelin, 1789 | Christmas sandpiper, Kiritimati sandpiper | January 1778; c.1850? | Kiritimati (= Christmas Island), Kiribati | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia ellisi | Sharpe, 1906 | White-winged sandpiper, Ellis's sandpiper, Moorean sandpiper, Eimean sandpiper | 1777 | Moorea, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia leucoptera | Gmelin, 1789 | White-winged sandpiper, Tahitian sandpiper | 11 October 1777 | Tahiti, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia sauli | De Pietri et al., 2020 | Henderson Island sandpiper, Henderson sandpiper | Holocene? | Henderson Island | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia sp. nov. 'Austral Islands' | - | Tubuai sandpiper | ? | Tubuai, Austral Islands | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia sp. nov. ‘Cook Islands’ | - | Mangaian/Cook Islands sandpiper | Holocene? | Cook Islands, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Prosobonia sp. nov. ‘Marquesas’ | - | Ua Huka sandpiper | ? | Marquesas Islands | Extinct | Access |
| Scolopax anthonyi | (Wetmore, 1920) | Puerto Rican woodcock | ? | Puerto Rico | Extinct | Access |
| Scolopax brachycarpa | Takano & Steadman, 2015 | Hispaniolan woodcock | late Holocene | Hispaniola | Extinct | Access |
| Scolopax celebensis | Riley, 1921 | Sulawesi woodcock | - | Sulawesi, Indonesia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Scolopax ghardalamensis | Fischer & Stephan, 1974 | - | Late Pleistocene | Malta | Extinct or invalid | Access |
| Scolopax mira ohyamai | Hiroshige & Yoshikazu, 2018 | Ooyamashigi | Late Pleistocene | Okinawa Island, Central Ryukyu Islands, Japan | Extinct | Access |
| Scolopax rochussenii | Schlegel, 1866 | Moluccan woodcock, Obi woodcock | - | Obi and Bacan [islands], North Maluku, Indonesia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Scolopax sp. nov. 'Bahamas' | - | Late Pleistocene | Bahamas | Extinct | Access | |
| Steganopus graui | Campbell, 1979 | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access | |
| Tringa ameghini | Campbell, 1979 | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
Family: Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Thinocorus koepckeae | Campbell, 1979 | - | Late Pleistocene | South America | Extinct | Access |
Suborder: Turnici
Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquail)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Turnix novaecaledoniae | Ogilvie-Grant, 1889 | 1911-1912 | New Caledonia | Missing | Access | |
|
Turnix olivii |
(Robinson, 1900) | Buff-breasted buttonquail | 5 February 1922 | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Turnix sylvaticus suluensis | Mearns, 1905 | Tawi-tawi small buttonquail | 1950's | Tawi-tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines | Missing | Access |
| Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus | Desfontaines, 1789 | Andalusian torillo, Andalusian hemipode |
- | Europe & Morocco | Rediscovered | Access |
| Turnix worcesteri | McGregor, 1904 | Luzon buttonquail, Worcester's buttonquail | - | Luzon, Philippines | Rediscovered | Access |
| Turnix sp. nov. 'Timor' | - | Timor buttonquail | Late Pleistocene | Timor | Extinct | Access |