Glareolidae
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| Scientific name | Glareolidae |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Shorebirds |
| Rank | Family |
| Higher classification | Shorebirds |
| Mass | Black-winged pratincole |
| Collared pratincole | |
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| ID | 2970846 |
About Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The atypical Egyptian plover, traditionally placed in this family, is now known to be only distantly related. The family contains 15 species in 5 genera.