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Glareolidae
Sign in to saveGlareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Lari. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The atypical Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), traditionally placed in this family, is now known to be only distantly related (basal of clade Charadrii).
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Glareolidae is a family of birds within the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and was established by Brehm in 1831. Its accepted status is recognized by WoRMS. Common names for this group include pratincoles, brakksvalefamilien, and tekice.
The family has a taxon range that includes Brazil. Habitat records indicate presence in both marine and freshwater environments. Occurrence data from GBIF lists 345,521 records. Additionally, iDigBio holds 17 records from institutions such as ANWC, NMV, MSU, QM, and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, with specimens found in Tunisia, Spain, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.
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Species
pratincoles
Glareolidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyGlareolidae
Les Glareolidae (ou glaréolidés en français) sont une famille d'oiseaux constituée de 4 genres et de 17 espèces existantes. Ces espèces sont nommées courvites et glaréoles.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- Family
- Glareolidae
- Collections
- ANWC, NMV, MSU, QM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Tunisia, Spain, Kenya, United Kingdom, South Africa, Morocco, India, Belgium
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Charadriiformes
- Image
- Small pranticole.jpg
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- Glareolidae
- taxon name
- Glareolidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Glareolidae
- Commons gallery
- Glareolidae
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- tekice
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour
- Diet and feeding
- References
Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Lari. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The atypical Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), traditionally placed in this family, is now known to be only distantly related (basal of clade Charadrii).
The family contains 17 species in 4 genera.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glareolidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.