Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia(Ord, G, 1814)
English (US) Wilson's Plover
The Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) 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 wilsonia
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wilson's Plover
- Described by
- (Ord, G, 1814)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Anarhynchus wilsonia wilsonia
- Anarhynchus wilsonia beldingi
- Anarhynchus wilsonia cinnamominus
- Anarhynchus wilsonia crassirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius wilsonia
- Described by
- (Ord, G, 1814)
- Type locality
- Cape May, New Jersey.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: illustrated with plates Engraved and Colored from Original drawings taken from Nature by Alexander Wilson 9 p.77 pl.73 fig.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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