WoRMS taxon details
Charadriiformes
- Family Alcidae Leach, 1820
- Family Burhinidae Mathews, 1912
- Family Charadriidae Vigors, 1825
- Family Chionidae Bonaparte, 1832
- Family Dromadidae Gray, 1840
- Family Glareolidae Brehm, 1831
- Family Haematopodidae Bonaparte, 1838
- Family Laridae Vigors, 1825
- Family Phalaropodidae Bonaparte, 1831
- Family Pluvianellidae Jehl, 1975
- Family Recurvirostridae Bonaparte, 1854
- Family Rynchopidae Bonaparte, 1838
- Family Scolopacidae Vigors, 1825
- Family Stercorariidae Brisson, 1760
- Family Sternidae accepted as Laridae Vigors, 1825
- Family Stercorariidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Charadriiformes. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2682 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification Charadriiformes are included in Ciconiiformes in the classification proposed by Sibley & Monroe (see here for the book, here for the classification), which was followed by ITIS. The classification does not seem to be followed by very many authors; we decided to use a more conservative classification for Aphia. Thanks to Luc Lens for advice on this. [details]
