| NOUN | a family of birds | families of birds | |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii.
- The Recurvirostridae are a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera).
- The mesites (Mesitornithidae) are a family of birds that are part of a clade (Columbimorphae) that include Columbiformes and Pterocliformes.
- The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds.
- The motmots or Momotidae are a family of birds in the order coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers.
- Balaenicipitidae is a family of birds in the order Pelecaniformes, although it was traditionally placed in Ciconiiformes.
- that constitute the genus "Pyrrhocorax" of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds.
- A family of birds of prey which includes hawks, buzzards, eagles, kites and harriers.
- Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a "snipe hunt" is a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.
- The long-tailed glossy starling ("Lamprotornis caudatus") is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan.
- The white-faced starling ("Sturnornis albofrontatus") is a member of the starling family of birds.
- "Eurystomus" is a genus of roller, one of the two genera in that family of birds.
- The female's plumage is typical of this family of birds in being cryptic and adapted for camouflage.
- The greater sand plover ("Charadrius leschenaultii") is a small wader in the plover family of birds.
- The Eurasian dotterel ("Charadrius morinellus"), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds.
- The asities are a family of birds, Philepittidae, that are endemic to Madagascar.
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