Steltloperagtiges (Charadriiformes) is 'n diverse orde van klein tot medium-groot voëls.
Die orde omvat ongeveer 350 spesies wat reg oord die wêreld voorkom. Meeste spesies leef naby water en eet invertebrate of ander klein diertjies. Nietemin is sommige pelagies (seevoëls), sommige woon in woestyne en 'n paar kom in digte woude voor.
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Orde: | Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 |
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Die orde word in die volgende families onderverdeel:
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