Common names in Namibian languages: none recorded so far. Add a name
The family Scolopacidae includes at least 29 Namibian species, belonging to the following 13 genera :
| Actitis | 1 species | ||
| Arenaria | 1 species | ||
| Calidris | 9 species | ||
| Gallinago | 2 species | ||
| Limicola | 1 species | ||
| Limosa | 2 species | ||
| Numenius | 2 species | ||
| Phalaropus | 3 species | ||
| Philomachus | 1 species | ||
| Steganopus | 0 species | ||
| Tringa | 5 species | ||
| Tryngites | 1 species | ||
| Xenus | 1 species |