Glareolidae
Also known as: Brachschwalbenartigen, Brakksvaler, Corredores y canasteras, Coursers, Coursers, Pratincoles, Coursers, pratincoles, Courvites et glaréoles, Jooksurlased
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Glareolidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 25 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 68 |
| GBIF key | 5245 |
Genera in Glareolidae
- Glareola — 9 species: Glareola austriaca, Glareola cinerea, Glareola grallaria, Glareola lactea, Glareola maldivarum, Glareola nordmanni, Glareola nuchalis, Glareola ocularis
- Cursorius — 5 species: Cursorius coromandelicus, Cursorius cursor, Cursorius rufus, Cursorius somalensis, Cursorius temminckii
- Rhinoptilus — 4 species: Rhinoptilus africanus, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus, Rhinoptilus cinctus
- Precursor — 3 species: Precursor litorum, Precursor magnus, Precursor parvus
- Boutersemia — 2 species: Boutersemia belgica, Boutersemia parvula
- Becassius — 1 species: Becassius charadriioides
- Stiltia — 1 species: Stiltia isabella
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.