Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Alternative combination: Oxyechus vociferus
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
Belongs to Charadrius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Broughton 2004, Campbell 1976, Hay 1930, Howard 1963, Linnaeus 1758, Miller 1929, Miller and DeMay 1942, Morgan 1994, Steadman and Mead 2010, Steadman et al. 2015, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius collaris, Charadrius leschenaultii, Charadrius mongolus, Charadrius montanus, Charadrius morinellus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius obscurus, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Charadrius semipalmatus, Charadrius sheppardianus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Peru (1), United States (9: California, Florida, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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