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Charadrius
Sign in to saveCharadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. They are found throughout the world.
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Charadrius is a genus of birds within the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted. It contains 31 species, with the Greater Sand Plover serving as the taxonomic type. The genus is also referred to by the common name チドリ属.
The taxon range includes Brazil. Records from various institutions, including USNM, SDNHM, UMZC, UCMP, and WFVZ, document occurrences in Saudi Arabia, the United States, St. Helena, Chile, and Inde. The habitat encompasses marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.
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Species
チドリ属
Charadrius
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyCharadriidae
Charadrius is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie kieviten en plevieren (Charadriidae). Het geslacht telt 31 soorten.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 134
- With media
- 136
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Collections
- USNM, SDNHM, UMZC, UCMP, WFVZ, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Saudi Arabia, United States, St. Helena, Chile, Inde, South Africa, Locality Unknown, Perú
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Charadriidae
- Image
- Fjällpipare, Idre, Dalarna, Juni 2017 (38130162401).jpg
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- Charadrius
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- genus
- taxon name
- Charadrius
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- Category:Charadrius
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- Charadrius
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxonomic type
- Greater Sand Plover
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Encyclopedic overview
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Charadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. They are found throughout the world.
Many Charadrius species are characterised by their plumage pattern, being breast bands or collars. In the adult, the patterns are single complete bands (ringed, semipalmated, little ringed, long-billed), or double or triple bands (killdeer, three-banded, Forbes'). They have relatively short bills and feed mainly on insects, worms, or other invertebrates, depending on habitat. Prey is obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups; they hunt by sight, rather than by feel (tactile sense) as do longer-billed waders like snipe or curlews.
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