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iGlareolidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae CL Brehm, 1831
Genera
Pratincoles Stiltia Glareola Coursers Pluvianus Cursorius Rhinoptilus

Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups:

• The pratincoles: these have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows
• The coursers: these have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. They inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.de:Brachschwalbenartige

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