Limicoli

Sandpiper-like waders, Limicoli is a suborder of Charadriiformes. They are found worldwide, but the seedsnipes are restricted to South America and the Plains-wanderer is endemic to Australia.

Description
Most species long bills to probe for food in the mud, while curlews and shanks have long bills to reach father than other species.

Taxonomy
It contains the following families, genera and species:
 * Plains-wanderer: Pedionomidae
 * Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae
 * Painted-snipes: Rostratulidae
 * Jacanas: Jacanidae
 * Sandpipers: Scolopacidae