Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Synonyms: Aegialitis Boie 1822, Eudromias Brehm 1831, Eupoda Brandt 1845, Oxyechus Reichenbach 1852
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Charadriidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Chandler 1990, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Morgan 1994, Olson 1975, Smith 2011, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Wetmore 1962, Worthy 1997 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Anarhynchus, Charadriinae, Dorypaltus, Jiliniornis, Oreopholus, Pluvialinae, Pluvialis, Pseudosterna, Vanellinae, Vanellus
Subtaxa: Charadrius alexandrinus Charadrius bicinctus Charadrius collaris Charadrius leschenaultii Charadrius mongolus Charadrius montanus Charadrius morinellus Charadrius nivosus Charadrius obscurus Charadrius sanctaehelenae Charadrius semipalmatus Charadrius sheppardianus Charadrius vociferus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Cayman Islands (1), Ecuador (1), Greece (1), Jordan (1), Mexico (1), Micronesia (1), New Caledonia (2), New Zealand (4), Peru (1), Saint Helena (3), United States (12: California, Florida, New Mexico, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 31 collections including 41 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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