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Glareolidae

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Glareolidae

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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).

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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

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderCharadriiformes
  5. FamilyGlareolidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded345,521

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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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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taxon rank
family
Commons category
Glareolidae
taxon name
Glareolidae
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.

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