Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae) · Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
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| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | 100 |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | 51 |
| Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor | 5 |
| Small Pratincole Glareola lactea | 3 |
| White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata | 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.