Charadriidae

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Aves
Superorder:Neognathae
Order:Charadriiformes
Suborder:Charadrii
Family:Charadriidae

Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Anarhynchus
  • frontalis -- Wrybill
Anitibyx
  • armatus -- Blacksmith Plover
Charadrius
  • alexandrinus, alticola, asiaticus, bicinctus, collaris, dubius, falklandicus, histicula, leschenaultii, marginatus, melanops, melodus, mongolus, montanus, novaeseelandiae, occidentalis, pecuarius, peronii, placidus, rubricollis, sanctaehelenae, semipalmatus, thoracicus, tricollaris, ventrustrus, veredus, vociferus, wilsonia -- Plover
  • cinctus, modestus, ruficapillus -- Red-capped Dotterel
Eudromias
  • morinellus -- Dotterel
Peltohyas
  • australis -- Australian Courser
Phegornis
  • mitchellii -- Mitchell's Plover
Pluvialis
  • apricaria, dominica, fulva, squaterola -- Plover
  • obscurus -- New Zealand Dotterel
Pluvianellus
  • socialis -- Magellanic Plover
Vanellus
  • albiceps, cayanas, coronatus, gregarius, lucurus, lugubris, melanocephalus, melanopterus, miles, senegallus, spinosus, superciliosus, tectus, tricolor -- Plover
  • chilensis, cinereus, crassirostris, duvaucelii, indicus, macropterus, malabaricus, resplendens, vanellus -- Lapwing