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Charadrius (ringed plovers)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Charadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. The name derives from Ancient Greekkharadrios a bird found in river valleys (kharadra, "ravine. Some believed the sight of it cured jaundice. They are found throughout the world. Species of the genus Aegialites (or Aegialitis) are now subsumed within Charadrius.
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Species

Charadrius alexandrinus (Snowy Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius alticola (Puna Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius aquilonius
Charadrius asiaticus (Caspian Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius atrifrons
Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius bifrontatus
Charadrius collaris (Collared Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius cristatus
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius falklandicus (Two-banded Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius forbesi (Forbes's Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius frontalis
Charadrius gallicus
Charadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius javanicus (Javan Plover)
Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand-Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius magnirostris
Charadrius marginatus (White-fronted Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius modestus (Rufous-chested Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand-Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius montanus (Mountain Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius morinellus (Eurasian Dotterel) (Attributes)
Charadrius nivosus (Snowy Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius obscurus (New Zealand Plover) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Charadrius pallidus (Chestnut-banded Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius pecuarius (Kittlitz's Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius peronii (Malaysian Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius placidus (Long-billed Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius pluvialis
Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius sanctaehelenae (St. Helena Plover) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius sheppardianus
Charadrius thoracicus (Madagascar Plover) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Charadrius tricollaris (Three-banded Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius veredus (Oriental Plover) (Attributes)
Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer) (Attributes)
Charadrius wilsonia (Wilson's Plover) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0