- Glareolidae
Taxobox
name = Glareolidae
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Glareola lactea "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Charadriiformes
familia = Glareolidae
familia_authority = CL Brehm, 1831
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
*Pratincole s
**"Stiltia "
**"Glareola "
*Courser s
**"Pluvianus "
**"Cursorius "
**"Rhinoptilus "Glareolidae is a family of
bird s in thewader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups:
*Thepratincole s: these have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They typically hunt theirinsect prey on the wing like swallows
*Thecourser s: these have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. They inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.
*Egyptian Plover , "Pluvianus aegyptius"
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