White-fronted Plover
Anarhynchus marginatus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) White-fronted Plover
The White-fronted Plover (Anarhynchus marginatus) 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 marginatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-fronted Plover
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi
- Anarhynchus marginatus marginatus
- Anarhynchus marginatus arenaceus
- Anarhynchus marginatus tenellus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius marginatus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- No locality.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.138
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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