Glareolidae

Translingual

Etymology

Glareoa +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Glareolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – coursers and pratincoles.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Cursoriinae (pratincoles), Glareolinae (coursers) - subfamilies
- Cursorius, Rhinoptilus; Stiltia, Glareola -genera

References

Glareolidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Glareolidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Glareolidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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