Taxonomic classification <> photos
The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) belongs to the family Charadriidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Little ringed plover taxonomy
The family Charadriidae is the family of plovers, dotterels and lapwings. It comprises two subfamilies, viz., Vanellinae and Charadriinae.The family Charadriidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
The subfamily Charadriinae was first described by William Elford Leach in the year 1820. The Charadriinae comprises eight genera including the genus Charadrius.
The genus Charadrius was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758. The type species is Charadrius hiaticula. The genus Charadrius comprises 31 species, including Charadrius dubius.
The species Charadrius dubius was first introduced by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788), an Italian physician and naturalist, in the year 1786. The species C. dubius is polytypic and comprises three subspecies.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Charadrius dubius |
| Species: | C. dubius |
| Genus: | Charadrius |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius 353 Photo by Davidvraju |
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| 2.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar |
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| 3.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Martin Mecnarowski |
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| 4.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Maherjos |
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| 5.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Alpsdake |
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| 6.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Alpsdake |
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| 7.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius Photo by Alpsdake |
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| 8.Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius chick Photo by Aditya Joshi |
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| 9.Charadrius dubius egg Photo by Didier Descouens |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davidraju_IMG_1373_(cropped).jpg (cropped)
Photo author: Davidvraju | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Little_ringed_plover_(Charadrius_dubius)_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg (cropped)
Author: Shantanu Kuveskar | License: CC BY 4.0
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_1_(Martin_Mecnarowski).jpg (cropped)
Author: Martin Mecnarowski | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_(Chorlitejo_chico).jpg (cropped)
Author: Maherjos | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_curonicus_s2.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_curonicus_s8.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_curonicus_s1.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Little_ringed_plover_-_chick.jpg (cropped)
Author: Aditya Joshi | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
9.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_dubius_curonicus_MHNT.jpg (cropped)
Author: Didier Descouens | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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