Scolopacidae
Sign in to saveScolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews, and snipes. Most of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. There is no evidence that different lengths of bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. On sandy beaches, species with different bill lengths feed on the only abundant invertebrate, such as mole crabs Emerita.
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Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds that includes sandpipers, woodcocks, curlews, and snipes, most of which feed on small invertebrates found in mud and soil. These birds are notable because species with different bill lengths can coexist in the same habitat—such as sandy beaches—by feeding on the same abundant prey without competing directly with one another.
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Species
sandpipers
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
屬 磯鷸屬 Actitis 濱浪鷸屬 Aphriza 翻石鷸屬 Arenaria Bartramia 濱鷸屬 Calidris Coenocorypha 勺嘴鷸屬 Eurynorhynchus 沙錐屬 Gallinago 闊嘴鷸屬 Limicola 半蹼鷸屬 Limnodromus 塍鷸屬 Limosa 姬鷸屬 Lymnocryptes 杓鷸屬 Numenius 瓣蹼鷸屬 Phalaropus 流蘇鷸屬 Philomachus 波利尼西亚鹬属 Prosobonia 丘鷸屬 Scolopax 鷸屬 Tringa 飾胸鷸屬 Tryngites 翹嘴鷸屬 Xenus 漂鷸屬 Heteroscelus 鷸（yù）科（學名：Scolopacidae），也叫丘鷸科，是鳥綱鴴形目中的一科，為小型涉禽，種類較多，尤其是濱鷸屬、鷸屬和磯鷸屬幾個屬。 鷸科的鳥絕大多數以土壤中的小型無脊椎動物為食，一般棲息於海岸地帶。 參考 Thomas, Gavin H.; Wills, Matthew A. & Székely, Tamás (2004): A supertree approach to shorebird phylogeny. BMC Evol. Biol. 4: 28. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-4-28 PDF fulltext[失效連結] Supplementary Material 外部連結 （英文）Scolopacidae videos on the Internet Bird Collection （英文）Shorebirds of Australia Photos 规范控制 AAT: 300389931 GND: 4559098-9 NDL: 00575769 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=鹬科&oldid=51713417” 分类： 鹬科 鸻形目 隐藏分类： 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 自2017年11月带有失效链接的条目 包含AAT标识符的维基百科条目 包含GND标识符的维基百科条目 包含NDL标识符的维基百科条目
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10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Evolution
- Description
- Distribution, habitat, and movements
- Diet and feeding
- Breeding
- Gallery
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews, and snipes. Most of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. There is no evidence that different lengths of bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. On sandy beaches, species with different bill lengths feed on the only abundant invertebrate, such as mole crabs Emerita.
Sandpipers have long bodies and legs, and narrow wings. Most species have a narrow bill, but the form and length are variable. They are small to medium-sized birds, measuring in length. The bills are sensitive, allowing the birds to feel the mud and sand as they probe for food. They generally have dull plumage, with cryptic brown, grey, or streaked patterns, although some display brighter colours during the breeding season.