Definition of Scolopacidae. Meaning of Scolopacidae. Synonyms of Scolopacidae

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Definition of Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae
Scolopacine Scol`o*pa"cine, a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Scolopacid[ae], or Snipe family.

Meaning of Scolopacidae from wikipedia

- Scolopacidae is a large family of s****birds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as wood****s, curlews...
- These 98 species of sandpipers and allies in the family Scolopacidae are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). In addition to...
- is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high...
- pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. It breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the...
- genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae. These birds form huge mixed flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter...
- extinct in that country. The stone-curlews are not true curlews (family Scolopacidae) but members of the family Burhinidae, which is in the same order Charadriiformes...
- simply redshank (Tringa tot****) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The common redshank was formally described by the Swedish naturalist...
- Although classified with the sandpipers and s****birds in the family Scolopacidae, the American wood**** lives mainly in upland settings. Its many folk...
- (Numenius americ****) is a large North American s****bird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird"...
- common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate...