The suborder
Lari is the part of the order
CharadriiformesCharadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
which includes the
gullGulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s,
ternTerns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
s,
skuaA skua is a seabird of the family Stercorariidae. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America.The name skua comes from Faroese skúgvur , but this word only applies to the species Stercorarius skua, and the island of Skúvoy is renowned for its colony of that bird. The generic...
s and
skimmerThe Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas....
s, with the
waderWaders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas , gulls , terns , skimmers , and auks...
s and
snipeA snipe is any of nearly 20 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and cryptic plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the...
s making up the rest of the order. Following recent research, the
aukAuks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. They are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits...
s are now placed into the Lari too; the Glareolidae might constitute a distinct suborder. Sometimes, the
buttonquailButtonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, and Australia.-Biology:...
s are also placed here, but the molecular data and
fossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record...
record rather suggests them be a quite
basalIn phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
offshoot along with the snipe-like and aberrant
waderWaders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas , gulls , terns , skimmers , and auks...
s.(Paton
et al., 2003; Thomas
et al., 2004; Paton & Baker, 2006).
The larids are generally larger species which take fish from the sea.
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The suborder
Lari is the part of the order
CharadriiformesCharadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
which includes the
gullGulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s,
ternTerns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
s,
skuaA skua is a seabird of the family Stercorariidae. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America.The name skua comes from Faroese skúgvur , but this word only applies to the species Stercorarius skua, and the island of Skúvoy is renowned for its colony of that bird. The generic...
s and
skimmerThe Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas....
s, with the
waderWaders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas , gulls , terns , skimmers , and auks...
s and
snipeA snipe is any of nearly 20 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and cryptic plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the...
s making up the rest of the order. Following recent research, the
aukAuks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. They are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits...
s are now placed into the Lari too; the Glareolidae might constitute a distinct suborder. Sometimes, the
buttonquailButtonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, and Australia.-Biology:...
s are also placed here, but the molecular data and
fossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record...
record rather suggests them be a quite
basalIn phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
offshoot along with the snipe-like and aberrant
waderWaders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas , gulls , terns , skimmers , and auks...
s.(Paton
et al., 2003; Thomas
et al., 2004; Paton & Baker, 2006).
The larids are generally larger species which take fish from the sea. Several gulls and
skuaA skua is a seabird of the family Stercorariidae. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America.The name skua comes from Faroese skúgvur , but this word only applies to the species Stercorarius skua, and the island of Skúvoy is renowned for its colony of that bird. The generic...
s will also take food items from beaches, or rob smaller species, and some have become adapted to inland environments.