ITIS Standard Report Page: Charadrius

Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176503

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Eudromias Brehm, 1830
		Zonibyx Reichenbach, 1853
	Common Name(s):	Ringed Plovers [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Charadriiformes – Shore Birds, Gulls, Alcids, Plovers, Oystercatchers, go�lands, alcid�s, Auks, hu�triers
	Family	Charadriidae Leach, 1820 – Plovers
	Genus	Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758 – Ringed Plovers
		Direct Children:
	Species	Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 – Snowy Plover, Chorlo nevado, Kentish Plover
	Species	Charadrius alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) – Puna Plover
	Species	Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 – Caspian Plover
	Species	Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 – Double-banded Plover
	Species	Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 – Chorlo de collar, Collared Plover, Pluvier d'Azara
	Species	Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 – Little Ringed Plover, Pluvier petit-gravelot
	Species	Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 – Two-banded Plover
	Species	Charadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883) – Forbes's Plover
	Species	Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Ringed Plover, Pluvier grand-gravelot
	Species	Charadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 – Javan Plover
	Species	Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826 – Greater Sand Plover, Greater Sand-Plover, Pluvier de Leschenault
	Species	Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818 – White-fronted Plover
	Species	Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824 – Chorlo chiflador, Piping Plover, Pluvier siffleur
	Species	Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein, 1823 – Rufous-chested Plover
	Species	Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776 – Mongolian Plover, Lesser Sand-Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Pluvier de Mongolie
	Species	Charadrius montanus J. K. Townsend, 1837 – Mountain Plover, Chorlo llanero, Pluvier montagnard
	Species	Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758 – Eurasian Dotterel, Pluvier guignard
	Species	Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858) – Snowy Plover, Pluvier neigeux
	Species	Charadrius obscurus Gmelin, 1789 – New Zealand Plover
	Species	Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853 – Chestnut-banded Plover
	Species	Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823 – Kittlitz's Plover
	Species	Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 – Malaysian Plover
	Species	Charadrius placidus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1863 – Long-billed Plover
	Species	Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821 – Red-capped Plover
	Species	Charadrius sanctaehelenae (Harting, 1873) – St. Helena Plover
	Species	Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 – Chorlo semipalmeado, Semipalmated Plover, pluvier � semipalm�, Pluvier semipalm�
	Species	Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) – Madagascar Plover
	Species	Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818 – Three-banded Plover
	Species	Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848 – Oriental Plover
	Species	Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 – Chorlo tild�o, Killdeer, Pluvier kildir
	Species	Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814 – Chorlo pico grueso, Wilson's Plover, Pluvier de Wilson

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
	Notes:	PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
	Reference for:	Charadrius

	Expert:	Richard C. Banks
	Notes:	Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
	Reference for:	Charadrius

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Charadrius

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02, website (version 02-Apr-11)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Charadrius

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
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	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Charadrius

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
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	Reference for:	Charadrius

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