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Monotypic taxon: Subfamily Recurvirostrinae Bonaparte, 1831 - avocets and stilts (bird)

Entity:

Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Charadriiformes - (Family) Recurvirostridae

Subsequent entries

Recurvirostra (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758

Current position

Recurvirostridae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831

Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 92.

Alternative positions

Charadriidae (Family) Vigors, 1825

Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 107.

Historical positions

*Recurvirostridae* (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 92.
*Charadriidae* (Family) Vigors, 1825	Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 107.
*Recurvirostridae* (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1967: 200.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1g;4s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	1g;4s
1993	B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley: 107	5g;22[21]s; ‡[1s]

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Last updated: 1 Feb 2024