Information about Glareolidae
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- The pratincoles: these have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows
- The coursers: these have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. They inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.
- Egyptian Plover, Pluvianus aegyptius
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Charadriiformes
Huxley, 1867
Families
Scolopacidae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Thinocoridae
Pedionomidae
Laridae
Rhynchopidae
Sternidae
Alcidae
Stercorariidae
Glareolidae
Dromadidae
Turnicidae
Burhinidae
Chionididae
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Huxley, 1867
Families
Scolopacidae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Thinocoridae
Pedionomidae
Laridae
Rhynchopidae
Sternidae
Alcidae
Stercorariidae
Glareolidae
Dromadidae
Turnicidae
Burhinidae
Chionididae
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Christian Ludwig Brehm (January 24, 1787 - June 23, 1864) was a German pastor and ornithologist. He was the father of Alfred Brehm.
Brehm was born near Gotha, and studied at the University of Jena.
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Brehm was born near Gotha, and studied at the University of Jena.
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Stiltia
Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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S. isabella
Binomial name
Stiltia isabella
(Vieillot, 1816)
The Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.
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Binomial name
Stiltia isabella
(Vieillot, 1816)
The Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.
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Stiltia
Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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Coursers are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards.
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Pluvianinae
Genus: Pluvianus
Vieillot, 1816
Species: P. aegyptius
Binomial name
Pluvianus aegyptius
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Genus: Pluvianus
Vieillot, 1816
Species: P. aegyptius
Binomial name
Pluvianus aegyptius
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Cursorius
Latham, 1790
species
C. cursor
C. temminckii
C. coromandelius
C. rufus
Cursorius is a genus of coursers, a group of wading birds.
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Latham, 1790
species
C. cursor
C. temminckii
C. coromandelius
C. rufus
Cursorius is a genus of coursers, a group of wading birds.
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Rhinoptilus
Strickland, 1852
species
R. africanus
R. cinctus
R. chalcopterus
R. bitorquatus
Rhinoptilus is a genus of coursers, a group of wading birds.
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Strickland, 1852
species
R. africanus
R. cinctus
R. chalcopterus
R. bitorquatus
Rhinoptilus is a genus of coursers, a group of wading birds.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Charadrii
Families
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Families
- Ibidorhynchidae
- Recurvirostridae
- Haematopodidae
- Charadriidae
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Stiltia
Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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Genus: Glareola
Species
See text.
The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae.
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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
- * Archaeognatha (bristletails)
- * Thysanura (silverfish)
- * Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)
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Hirundinidae
Vigors, 1825
Genera
Many, see text.
The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding.
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Vigors, 1825
Genera
Many, see text.
The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding.
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Coursers are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards.
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Pluvianinae
Genus: Pluvianus
Vieillot, 1816
Species: P. aegyptius
Binomial name
Pluvianus aegyptius
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Genus: Pluvianus
Vieillot, 1816
Species: P. aegyptius
Binomial name
Pluvianus aegyptius
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