Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies
Charadrius
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 Greek kharadrios, a bird found in river valleys (from kharadra, "ravine"). Some believed that seeing it cured jaundice.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Killdeer
speciesCharadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover
speciesCharadrius semipalmatus
Common Ringed Plover
speciesCharadrius hiaticula
Piping Plover
speciesCharadrius melodus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4784.