They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing have broader, more rounded wings. Their bill are …

Charadriiformes (/ kəˈrædri.ɪfɔːrmiːz /, 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 …

2020年3月4日 · Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of …

Charadriids are small-to-medium, chunky shorebirds with rounded head, usually a "steep" forehead, short neck, and large eyes; typically black, brown, gray, and/or white; often with a …

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The IOC recognizes these 69 species of plovers, dotterels, and lapwings in family Charadriidae. They are distributed among 11 genera, some of which have only one species. This list is …

charadriiform, (order Charadriiformes), any member of the large group of birds that includes the sandpipers, plovers, gulls, auks, and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar …

2024年1月25日 · Charadriiforms are visual foragers, using their sight rather than smell or other senses to locate prey while walking along shorelines, wading in shallow water, or plunge …