limicolae

• Таксономический термин, используемый в некоторых классификациях для мигрирующих береговых птиц, соответствующий группе Charadrii.

A taxonomic term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds, coextensive with the Charadrii.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Taxonomic groupC2formalscientific

   A term used in some biological classifications for a group of migratory shorebirds, coextensive with the suborder Charadrii.

   Таксономическая группа

   • The term Limicolae appears in older ornithological texts to classify wading birds.
   • Many species within Limicolae are known for their long-distance migrations.
   • Some taxonomists consider Limicolae synonymous with the order Charadriiformes.
   • Limicolae includes birds like sandpipers, plovers, and curlews.

   Synonymscharadrii