Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 (kentish plover)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Charadrius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius collaris, Charadrius leschenaultii, Charadrius mongolus, Charadrius montanus, Charadrius morinellus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius obscurus, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Charadrius semipalmatus, Charadrius sheppardianus, Charadrius vociferus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Charadrius alexandrinus in the database

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