Greater Sand Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii(Lesson, RP, 1826)
English (US) Greater Sand Plover
The Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Anarhynchus leschenaultii
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Sand Plover
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Anarhynchus leschenaultii columbinus
- Anarhynchus leschenaultii scythicus
- Anarhynchus leschenaultii leschenaultii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Leschenaultii
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1826)
- Type locality
- Pondicherry, India.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 42 p.36
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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