Scolopaci
Appearance
Scolopaci | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Suborder: | Scolopaci |
Scolopaci is a
order Charadriiformes
containing the following families:
- Family Rostratulidae– painted-snipes (3 species)
- Family Jacanidae – jacanas (8 species)
- Family Pedionomidae– plains-wanderer
- Family Thinocoridae– seedsnipes (4 species)
- Family Scolopacidae– sandpipers, snipes (98 species)
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