Lapaire

Is grúpa éan iad na lapairí a aimsítear go coitianta ar imeallbhoird agus ar réileáin láibe, a théann ag spágáil ar thóir foráiste chun bia a sholáthar (mar shampla feithidí nó crústaigh, sa láib nó sa ghaineamh.

Is baill den ord Charadriiformes iad, is lapairí iad thart ar 210 speiceas as na 390 speiceas san ord. Ní grúpa tacsanomaíochta iad na lapairí.

Déanann go leor speiceas ón Artach agus ó réigiúin mheasartha imirce go láidir, ach is minic a bhíonn na héin trópaiceacha ina gcónaí go buan in áit amháin nó bogann siad ach amháin mar fhreagra ar phatrúin bháistí. Bíonn cuid de na speicis Artacha, mar shampla an gobadáinín beag, i measc na n-imirceach cianeitilt, ag caitheamh an tséasúir neamhphóraithe sa leathsféar theas.

 Fo-ord Scolopaci
 Finte Scolopacidae: naoscacha, gobadáin, falaróip, agus a gcomhghuaillithe
 Fo-ord Thinocori
 Fine Rostratulidae
 Fine Jacanidae
 Fine Thinocoridae
 Fine Pedionomidae 
 Fo-ord Chionidi
 Fine Burhinidae:Crotach cloch
Fine Chionididae
 Fine Pluvianellidae 
 Fo-ord Charadrii
 Fine Ibidorhynchidae 
 Fine Recurvirostridae: abhóiséid srl
 Fine Haematopodidae: roilligh
 Fine Charadriidae: feadóga agus pilibíní

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