Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola.Bronze-winged courser, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus.Three-banded courser, Rhinoptilus cinctus.Double-banded courser, Smutsornis africanus.Temminck's courser, Cursorius temminckii.Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor (A).Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings, and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings, and long, pointed bills which curve downwards. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet, and a bill designed for eating crabs. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern's. The crab-plover is related to the waders. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Dromadidae The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius (A).
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