Glareolidae
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| Missing image Oriental_Pratincole.jpg Oriental Platincole Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) | ||||||||||
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Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups:
- The pratincoles: these have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows
- The coursers: these have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. They inhabit deserts and similar arid regions.