Charadrii


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Noun1.Charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
suborder Charadrii
animal order - the order of animals
Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Charadriidae, family Charadriidae - plover family
family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
genus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus - one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
family Recurvirostridae, Recurvirostridae - long-legged shorebirds
family Haematopodidae, Haematopodidae - oystercatchers
family Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae - phalaropes
family Glareolidae, Glareolidae - Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
Burhinidae, family Burhinidae - large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
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This pattern is particularly evident in Arctic-nesting shorebirds (order Charadriiformes, suborders Scolopaci and Charadrii), which have relatively high daily energy requirements and mostly forage by probing in soft substrates (Kersten and Piersma, 1987; Piersma et al., 1996, 2003).
Coping with the cold: an ecological context for the abundance and distribution of rock sandpipers during winter in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
The likely impact of sea level rise on waders (Charadrii) wintering on estuaries.
Variacion temporal y espacial de aves playeras en la laguna Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, en tres temporadas no reproductivas
Biogenic structure and foraging by five species of shorebirds (Charadrii).
The Willapa Bay oyster reserves in Washington state: fishery collapse, creating a sustainable replacement, and the potential for habitat conservation and restoration
Density related behaviour and the possible effects of a loss of feeding ground on wading birds (Charadrii).
Behavior and habitat use by shorebirds in an urban wetland complex along the central Gulf Coast of Texas
Effects of prey density and site character on estuary usage by overwintering waders (Charadrii).
Shorebirds and benthic fauna of tidal mudflats in Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico

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