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Scolopacoidea

(Superfamily)

Overview

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A Super-family in the Kingdom Animalia.

Taxonomy

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The Superfamily Scolopacoidea is a member of the Series Amniota. Here is the complete "parentage" of Scolopacoidea:

The Superfamily Scolopacoidea is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Pedionomidae

The Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) or Plains Wanderer, is a bird, the only representative of its family. It is endemic to Australia. The majority of the remaining population are found in the Riverina region of New South Wales. [more]

Scolopacidae

The sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. [more]

At least 626 species and subspecies belong to the Family Scolopacidae.

More info about the Family Scolopacidae may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:22:00