WoRMS taxon details

Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758

159124  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159124)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Charadriiformes (Order)
  10. Charadriidae (Family)
  11. Charadrius (Genus)
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  1. Species Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Charadrius alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902)
  3. Species Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
  4. Species Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827
  5. Species Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818
  6. Species Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786
  7. Species Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790
  8. Species Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826
  10. Species Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818
  11. Species Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824
  12. Species Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein, 1823
  13. Species Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776
  14. Species Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Species Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
  16. Species Charadrius obscurus Gmelin, 1789
  17. Species Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1852
  18. Species Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823
  19. Species Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865
  20. Species Charadrius placidus Gray & Gray, 1863
  21. Species Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822
  22. Species Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825
  23. Species Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896)
  24. Species Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818
  25. Species Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848
  26. Species Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758
  27. Species Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814
  28. Species Charadrius apricaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Charadrius cayanus Latham, 1790 accepted as Vanellus cayanus (Latham, 1790)
  30. Species Charadrius cinctus Gould, 1838 accepted as Erythrogonys cinctus Gould, 1838
  31. Species Charadrius cucullatus Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Thinornis cucullatus (Vieillot, 1818)
  32. Species Charadrius dominicus Müller, 1776 accepted as Pluvialis dominica (Müller, 1776)
  33. Species Charadrius melanops Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Elseyornis melanops (Vieillot, 1818) (synonym)
  34. Species Charadrius rubricollis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Thinornis rubricollis Gmelin, 1789
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: usually with some black and white on heads; most with two usually black (but can be reddish...  
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: usually with some black and white on heads; most with two usually black (but can be reddish or white) breast bars but some with none; wings pointed, not long; little or no seasonal change in plumage. Other characters: feet without hind toes in all but one species; head-bob when alarmed. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159124 on 2025-04-05
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
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Appeltans, Ward
2006-09-07 06:51:43Z
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Martinez, Olga

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

Other

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: usually with some black and white on heads; most with two usually black (but can be reddish or white) breast bars but some with none; wings pointed, not long; little or no seasonal change in plumage. Other characters: feet without hind toes in all but one species; head-bob when alarmed. <389> [details]
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