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 (coursers), Glareolinae (pratincoles) - subfamilies
- Cursorius, Rhinoptilus (coursers); Stiltia (Australian pratincole), Glareola (pratincoles) -genera

References

Glareolidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Glareolidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category: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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