Burhinidae

family of birds
Taxon taxon Q145854
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Burhinidae

Summary

Burhinidae is a taxon[1]. Burhinidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #1,551 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burhinidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Burhinidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Burhinidae is classified within Charadriiformes[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Burhinidae is Burhinidae[6].
  • Burhinidae's Commons category is recorded as Burhinidae[7].
  • Burhinidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Burhinidae[8].
  • Burhinidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Burhinidae[9].
  • Burhinidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • Burhinidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Burhinidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stone-curlew'}[13].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'thick-knees'}[14].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Paksujalat'}[15].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'œdicnèmes'}[16].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Чурулинци'}[17].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Tjockfotar'}[18].
  • Burhinidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'trielfamilien'}[19].
  • Burhinidae's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[20].

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Classification

Burhinidae's scientific name is Burhinidae[6]. Burhinidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Burhinidae is classified within Charadriiformes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stone-curlew'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'thick-knees'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Paksujalat'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'œdicnèmes'}[16], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Чурулинци'}[17], and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Tjockfotar'}[18].

Identifiers

Burhinidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4917[21]. Burhinidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85103[22]. Burhinidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8012[23]. Burhinidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9697[24]. Burhinidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176744[25].

Why It Matters

Burhinidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #1,551 of 195,241).[2] Burhinidae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Burhinidae is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bestiasonica · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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