Charadriiformes

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Noun

Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima lifeorder Charadriiformesanimal order - the order of animalsAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsCharadrii, suborder Charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlewsLimicolae, suborder Limicolae - term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadriigenus Haematopus, Haematopus - oystercatcherscoastal diving bird - gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk familysuborder Lari, Lari - gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmersAlcidae, family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.

Charadriiformes

[kə‚rad·rē·ə′fȯr‚mēz] (vertebrate zoology) An order of cosmopolitan birds, most of which live near water.

Charadriiformes

an order of birds comprising 11 families, including Jacanidae, Rostratulidae, Thinocoridae, Chara-driidae, Glareolidae, Stercorariidae, Laridae, and Alcidae. Of the more than 300 species, 135 are found in the USSR. The birds are distributed from the arctic to the shores of Antarctica, at elevations ranging from sea level to high-mountain zones. Species inhabiting regions with severe winters are migratory. Charadriiformes live along seashores, riverbanks, lakeshores, and the edges of swamps. Some live in dry steppes and deserts and fly to watering places. Few live in forests.

The nests are open and constructed on the ground or on cliffs; less commonly, the nests are in burrows or under rocks. A clutch contains one to four eggs. The young are precocial or nearly precocial. The birds feed on terrestrial or aquatic invertebrates; some are good divers and eat fish. The Stercorariidae and some large Laridae destroy nests and eat carrion and garbage.

A number of ornithologists divide the order Charadriiformes into three separate orders: Limicolae, Lari, and Alcae.

REFERENCE

Iudin, K. A. Filogeniia i klassifikatsiia rzhankoobraznykh. Moscow-Leningrad, 1965. (Fauna SSSR: Ptitsy, vol. 2, issue 1, part 1.)

A. I. IVANOV

Charadriiformes

Related to Charadriiformes: Anseriformes, Scolopaci, Shorebirds

noun

Synonyms for Charadriiformes

noun large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds

Synonyms

order Charadriiformes

Related Words

animal order
Aves
class Aves
Charadrii
suborder Charadrii
Limicolae
suborder Limicolae
genus Haematopus
Haematopus
coastal diving bird
suborder Lari
Lari
Alcidae
family Alcidae