Migratory Waterbirds
Black-necked Crane in flight. © 2007 Available Light Images. Press image for enlargement.
Migratory Waterbirds are defined broadly as birds ecologically dependent on wetlands.
For the purpose of the Partnership, they include populations of shorebirds, Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans), cranes, and seabirds (for example Divers, Cormorants, Gulls, Shearwaters, and Auks) which cyclically and predictably cross one or more national jurisdictional boundary.
Taxonomic groups of waterbirds migrating within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
| Taxonomic Group | English Name |
| Graviidae | Divers/Loons |
| Podicipedidae | Grebes |
| Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants |
| Procellariidae | Shearwaters |
| Oceanitidae | Storm Petrels |
| Pelecanidae | Pelicans |
| Ardeidae | Herons, Egrets and Bitterns |
| Ciconiidae | Storks |
| Threskiornithidae | Ibises and Spoonbills |
| Anatidae | Swans, Geese and Ducks |
| Gruidae | Cranes |
| Rallidae | Rails, Gallinules and Coots |
| Heliornithidae | Finfoots |
| Jacanidae | Jacanas |
| Haematopodidae | Oystercatchers |
| Recurvirostridae | Stilts and Avocets |
| Glareolidae | Pratincoles |
| Charadriidae | Plovers |
| Scolopacidae | Sandpipers |
| Laridae | Gulls, Terns and Skimmers |
| Stercorariidae | Skuas |
| Alcidae | Auks |