Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Common Ringed Plover
The Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 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
- Charadrius hiaticula
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Ringed Plover
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Charadrius hiaticula psammodromus
- Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula
- Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Hiaticula
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe and America, restricted type locality Sweden, ex ref. to Fn. Svec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.150
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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