Family Glareolidae Brehm 1831 (shorebird)
Aves - Charadriiformes - Glareolidae
Parent taxon: Lari according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Carroll 1988, Clements et al. 2017, De Pietri et al. 2020, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2005 and Smith 2011
Sister taxa: Alcides, Chionidides, Larides, Laromorphae
Subtaxa: Becassius Boutersemia Cursoriinae Cursorius Glareola Glareolinae Mioglareola Paractiornis Precursor Stiltia
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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