Cream-coloured Courser
Cursorius cursor
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae) · Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Cream-coloured Courser with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | 14 |
| Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum | 5 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla | 4 |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | 3 |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni | 1 |
Family
Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Lari. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The atypical Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), traditionally placed in this family, is now known to be only distantly related (basal of clade Charadrii).
Order
Charadriiformes (, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic (seabirds), others frequent deserts, and a few are found in dense forest.