CHARADRIINAE (VIGORS, 1825)

Livezey, Bradley C., 2010, Phylogenetics of modern shorebirds (Charadriiformes) based on phenotypic evidence: analysis and discussion, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (3), pp. 567-618 : 615

SUBFAMILY CHARADRIINAE (VIGORS, 1825) . –

PLOVERS

TRIBE PLUVIALIINI (MACGILLIVRAY, 1852) . –

GREATER PLOVERS

Genus Pluvialis Brisson, 1760 . – Black-vented plovers

Subgenus Squatarola Cuvier, 1816

Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) . – Grey Plover

Subgenus Pluvialis Brisson, 1760 . – Goldenplovers (type: apricaria )

Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) . – Eurasian Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789) . – Pacific Golden- Plover

Pluvialis dominica (Müller, 1776) . – American Golden-Plover

TRIBE CHARADRIINI (VIGORS, 1825) . – LESSER

PLOVERS

SUBTRIBE ANARHYNCHINA (BAIRD ET AL., 1884)

Genus Anarhynchus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 . – Wrybill

SUBTRIBE CHARADRIINA (VIGORS, 1825)

Genus Charadrius * Linnaeus, 1758. – Banded plovers

Subgenus Eupoda Brandt, 1845 . – Buffbreasted plovers (type: asiaticus )

Charadrius montanus Townsend, 1837 . – Mountain Plover

Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 . – Caspian Plover

Charadrius veredus Gould 1848 . – Oriental Plover

Subgenus Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758 . – Ringed plovers (type: hiaticula )

Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 . – Bicolored Plover

Charadrius placidus Gray & Gray, 1863 . – Longbilled Plover

Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 . – Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 . – Killdeer Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 . – Greater Ringed Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 . – Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814 . – Wilson’s Plover

Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824 . – Piping Plover

Subgenus Leucopolius Bonaparte, 1856 . – Crowned plovers (type: marginatus ) Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822 . – Redcapped Plover

Charadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 . – Javan Plover

Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1852 . – Chestnut-banded Sandplover

Charadrius venustus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 . – Rift Valley Sandplover

Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818 . – Gray White-fronted Plover

Charadrius tenellus Hartlaub, 1861 . – Rufous White-fronted Plover

Charadrius sanctaehelenae (Harting, 1873) . – St. Helena Plover

Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823 . – Kittlitz’s Plover

Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) . – Black-banded Plover

Subgenus Neocharadrius , New Taxon. –

Neotropical plovers (type: falklandicus )

Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 . – Collared Plover

Charadrius alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) . – Puna Plover

Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 . – Patagonian Plover

Subgenus Aegialophilus Gould, 1865 . – Sand plovers (type: alexandrinus )

Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 . – Malayan Sandplover

Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858) . – Snowy Sandplover

Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 . – Kentish Sandplover

Charadrius atrifrons Wagler, 1829 . – Spotfronted Sandplover

Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776 . – Blackfronted Sandplover

Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826 . – Whitefronted Sandplover