Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Little Ringed Plover
The Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) 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
- Thinornis dubius
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Ringed Plover
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Thinornis dubius curonicus
- Thinornis dubius jerdoni
- Thinornis dubius dubius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius dubius
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Luzon, ex Sonnerat.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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