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Charadriiformes (/ k ə ˈ r æ d r i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / , 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.
The Charadriiformes, for example, are grouped with the Ciconiiformes in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. [2] In the interest of standardization this article, along with the rest of the Wikipedia Bird Population lists, is split along the taxonomic system used by BirdLife, which is both the Earth's largest partnership of conservation organizations ...
In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, waders and many other groups are subsumed into a greatly enlarged order Ciconiiformes.However, the classification of the Charadriiformes is one of the weakest points of the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, as DNA–DNA hybridization has turned out to be incapable of properly resolving the interrelationships of the group.
The family Charadriidae was introduced (as Charadriadæ) by the English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1820. [1] [2] Most members of the family are known as plovers, lapwings or dotterels.
Auks or alcids are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. [1] The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recently extinct species that are divided into 11 genera. Auks are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. [1] [2]
Charadriiformes stubs (47 P) Pages in category "Charadriiformes" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Charadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds.The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate.They are found throughout the world.
Charadrii is a suborder of birds in the order Charadriiformes. It consists of the stone-curlews, Magellanic plover, sheathbills, Egyptian plover, plovers, stilts, avocets, ibisbill, and oystercatchers.