• Anatinae Ducks
• Anoinae Noddies
• Anserinae Swans and Geese
• Arenariinae Turnstones (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Calidridinae Arctic sandpipers and allies (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Calidrinae Turnstones, Arctic sandpipers and allies
• Charadriinae Plovers and Dotterels
• Dendrocygninae Whistling ducks
• Gallinagoninae Snipe (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Gyginae White terns
• Larinae Gulls
• Limnodrominae Dowitchers (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Limosinae Godwits
• Merginae Eiders, scoters, sawbills, other sea ducks
• Numeniinae Curlews
• Oxyurinae Stiff-tailed ducks
• Phalaropodinae Phalaropes (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Scolopacinae Snipes, Woodcocks, and Dowitchers
• Stercorariinae Skuas and Jaegers (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)
  
• Sterninae Terns
• Tadorninae Sheldgeese, shelducks and steamer ducks
• Tringinae Shanks and allies
• Vanellinae Lapwings (Subfamily not recognised in current HANZAB taxonomy – see Taxonomic changes)