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Plovers, lapwings
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
64 species
worldwide in open areas;
15-40 cm; bill straight, moderate length with subterminal deepening in some spp.; eyes large; wings long; tail short; hallux vestigial or lacking;
feed principally on invertebrates, and/or aquatic vertebrates
biparental care; sexes similar; generally monogamous; usually 2-4 eggs.
(Image taken from Hayman, P. J. Marchant, and Tony Prater. Shorebirds. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1986).