Dromadidae

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Dromadidae is a small bird family best known for the crab-plover, a distinctive shorebird of coastal regions around the Indian Ocean.

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Dromadidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
breedingHabitat offshore islands
sandy coastal areas
class Aves
closestRelatives Charadriidae
Glareolidae
commonName crab-plover family
containsTaxon Dromas ardeola
distributionRegion Arabian Peninsula coasts
East Africa coasts
Indian Ocean coasts
South Asia coasts
Southeast Asia coasts
ecologicalNiche specialized crab predator
eggCharacteristic white eggs
eggIncubationBehavior both parents incubate
foragingBehavior probing for prey
shoreline foraging
habitat coastal regions
coral islands
mudflats
sandy shores
hasOnlySpecies Dromas ardeola
hasRepresentativeSpecies crab-plover
isMonotypic true
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic black-and-white plumage
long legs
partially webbed feet
strong heavy bill
namedAfterGenus Dromas
linked to: Dromas ardeola
nestType burrow nests
numberOfGenera 1
numberOfSpecies 1
order Charadriiformes
phylum Chordata
rangeType Old World coasts
recognizedBy BirdLife International
Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
IOC World Bird List
International Ornithologists Union
reproductiveBehavior colonial nester
taxonRank family
typicalDiet crabs
crustaceans
marine invertebrates

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Charadriiformes containsFamily Dromadidae