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The lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus) belongs to the family Charadriidae under the order Charadriiformes.

Lesser sand-plover taxonomy

The Charadriidae is the family of dotterels and lapwings. The family Charadriidae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1820.

The family Charadriidae comprises two subfamilies, Vanellinae and Charadriinae. The subfamily Charadriinae was first introduced by William Elford Leach in the year 1820.

The subfamily Charadriinae comprises eight genera, including 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 genus Charadrius comprises 31 species, including Charadrius mongolus. The species Charadrius mongolus was first described by Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811), a zoologist and botanist, in the year 1776.
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Charadrius mongolus
Species:C. mongolus
Genus:Charadrius
Subfamily:-
Family:Charadriidae
Order:Charadriiformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
1.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus 346
Image by JJ Harrison


Charadrius mongolus
2.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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3.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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Charadrius mongolus
4.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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5.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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Charadrius mongolus
6.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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Charadrius mongolus
7.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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8.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
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9.Lesser sand-plover - Charadrius mongolus
Image by Tony Morris
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1.Lesser sand-plover image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 4/27/18
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_-_Laem_Phak_Bia.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 4/27/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_stegmanni_eating.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/27/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_stegmanni_eating_ragworm.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/27/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_stegmanni_front.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/27/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charadrius_mongolus_P4233532.jpg (cropped)
Author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/27/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79492850@N00/7124636955/ (cropped)
Author: Jason Thompson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 4/27/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/outdoor_birding/31805816004/ (cropped)
Author: 孫鋒 林 | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 4/27/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/20537292472/ (cropped)
Image author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 4/27/18
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