Charadrius mongolus Pallas 1776 (lesser sand-plover)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Belongs to Charadrius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Balouet and Olson 1989
Sister taxa: Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius collaris, Charadrius leschenaultii, Charadrius montanus, Charadrius morinellus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius obscurus, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Charadrius semipalmatus, Charadrius sheppardianus, Charadrius vociferus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gilles cave, upper layer (Quaternary of New Caledonia)
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