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Plover
Plovers ( , ) are members of a widely distributed group of wader, wading birds of subfamily Charadriinae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the subfamily, though only about half of them include it in their name. Species list in taxonomic sequence The taxonomy of family Charadriidae is unsettled. At various times the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings of family Charadriidae have been distributed among several subfamilies, with Charadriinae including most of the species. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy do not assign species to subfamilies. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) includes all of the species in Charadriinae. The North American Classification Committee of the AOS and BirdLife International's ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' separate the four members of genus ''Pluvialis'' as subfamily Pluvialinae. The IOC recognizes these 69 species of plovers, dottere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plover At Vandenberg Beach
Plovers ( , ) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of subfamily Charadriinae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the subfamily, though only about half of them include it in their name. Species list in taxonomic sequence The taxonomy of family Charadriidae is unsettled. At various times the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings of family Charadriidae have been distributed among several subfamilies, with Charadriinae including most of the species. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy do not assign species to subfamilies. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) includes all of the species in Charadriinae. The North American Classification Committee of the AOS and BirdLife International's ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' separate the four members of genus ''Pluvialis'' as subfamily Pluvialinae. The IOC recognizes these 69 species of plovers, dotterels, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Plover
The grey plover or black-bellied plover (''Pluvialis squatarola'') is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Taxonomy The grey plover was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Tringa squatarola''. It is now placed with three other plovers in the genus ''Pluvialis'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that they flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''squatarola'' is a Latinised version of ''Sgatarola'', a Venetian name for some kind of plover. The English common name used for this species differs in different parts of the world. It is generally known as "grey plover" in the Old World and "black-bellied plover" in the New World. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooded Dotterel
The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (''Charadrius cucullatus'') is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons. Taxonomy The hooded plover was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the current binomial name ''Charadrius cucullatus''. The binomial name ''Charadrius cucullatus'' was at one time treated as a junior synonym of ''Charadrius rubricollis'' Gmelin, 1789, but in 1998 the American ornithologist Storrs L. Olson designated a lectotype for ''C. rubricollis'' and made it a junior synonym of ''Tringa lobata'' Linnaeus, 1758, now the red-necked phalarope ''Phalaropus lobatus''. In the early 2000s the hooded plover was moved from the original genus ''Charadrius'' to the genus ''Thinornis'', along with the shore plover. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 found ''Thinornis'' was embedded within the genus '' Charadrius''. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Golden Plover
The European golden plover (''Pluvialis apricaria''), also known as the Eurasian golden plover, or just the golden plover within Europe, is a relatively large species of plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers, the American golden plover, ''Pluvialis dominica'', and Pacific golden plover, ''Pluvialis fulva'', which are both slightly smaller, slimmer and longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary (armpit) feathers (visible in flight, and when the bird stretches its wings on the ground). Taxonomy The European golden plover was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the other plovers in the genus '' Charadrius'' and coined the binomial name ''Charadrius apricarius''. The species is now placed in the genus '' Pluvialis'' that was introduced in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. The genus name is Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Golden Plover
The American golden plover (''Pluvialis dominica'') is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''dominica'' refers to Santo Domingo, now Hispaniola, in the West Indies. Description Measurements: * Length: * Weight: * Wingspan: The breeding adult American golden plover has a black face, neck, breast, and belly, with a white crown and nape that extends to the side of the breast. The back is mottled black and white with pale, gold spots. The breeding female is similar, but with less black. When in , both sexes have grey-brown upperparts, pale grey-brown underparts, and a whitish eyebrow. The head is small, along with the bill. It is similar to two other golden plovers, European and Pacific. The American golden plover is smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European golden plover (''Pluvialis apricaria'') which also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Golden Plover
The Pacific golden plover (''Pluvialis fulva'') is a migratory shorebird that breeds during summer in Alaska and Siberia. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific. Taxonomy The Pacific golden plover was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the other plovers in the genus '' Charadrius'' and coined the binomial name ''Charadrius fulvus''. Gmelin based his description on the "Fulvous plover" that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham from specimens from Tahiti. The Pacific golden plover is now placed in the genus '' Pluvialis'' that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', 'rain'. It was believed that the plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The specific epithet is also f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius Dubius) W IMG 0104
The little ringed plover (''Charadrius dubius'') is a small plover. The genus name ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' a bird found in river valleys (''kharadra'', "ravine"). The specific ''dubius'' is Latin for doubtful, since Sonnerat, writing in 1776, thought this bird might be just a variant of common ringed plover. Description Adult little ringed plovers have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes with white above and a short dark bill. The legs are flesh-coloured and the toes are all webbed. This species differs from the larger ringed plover in leg colour, the head pattern, and the presence of a clear yellow eye-ring. Gallery Flussregenpfeifer Charadrius dubius.jpg, Mating, the male bird hits the cloaca of the female bird Charadrius dubius curonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phegornis
The diademed sandpiper-plover or diademed plover (''Phegornis mitchellii'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6b. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6b_Jul22.zip retrieved December 5, 2022 Taxonomy and systematics The diademed sandpiper-plover is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. The species has at times been thought to belong to family Scolopacidae (the sandpipers) but genetic data place it firmly with other plovers in family Charadriidae. It appears to be most closely related to several Australian and New Zealand plovers of genera Elseyornis, Peltohyas, Anarhynchus, and Pedionomus.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pluvialis
'' Pluvialis '' is a genus of plovers, a group of wader, wading birds comprising four species that breed in the temperate or Arctic Northern Hemisphere. In breeding plumage, they all have largely black underparts, and golden or silvery upperparts. They have relatively short bills and feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on habitat, which are 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 as do longer-billed waders. Taxonomy The genus ''Pluvialis'' was described by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the European golden plover (''Pluvialis apricaria'') as the type species. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that they flocked when rain was imminent. The genus contains four species: The American and Pacific golden plovers were formerly considered conspecific as "lesser golden plover" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinornis
''Charadrius'' is a genus of plovers, a group of wader, 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 breast bands or collars. These can be (in the adult) 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, which are 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 as do longer-billed waders like snipe. Species of the genera ''Aegialites'' (or ''Aegialitis''), ''Thinornis'', and ''Elseyornis'' are now subsumed within ''Charadrius''. The former genus name ''Thinornis'' combined the Ancient Greek ''this'' meaning "beach" or "sand" with '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charadrius
''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 breast bands or collars. These can be (in the adult) 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, which are 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 as do longer-billed waders like snipe. Species of the genera ''Aegialites'' (or ''Aegialitis''), ''Thinornis'', and ''Elseyornis'' are now subsumed within ''Charadrius''. The former genus name ''Thinornis'' combined the Ancient Greek ''this'' meaning "beach" or "sand" with ''ornis' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804) was a German natural history, naturalist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist, and malacologist. Education Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen. He studied medicine under his father at University of Tübingen and graduated with a Master's degree in 1768, with a thesis entitled: ', defended under the presidency of Ferdinand Christoph Oetinger, whom he thanks with the words '. Career In 1769, Gmelin became an adjunct professor of medicine at University of Tübingen. In 1773, he became professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of medicine at University of Göttingen. He was promoted to full professor of medicine and professor of chemistry, botany, and mineralogy in 1778. He died in 1804 in Göttingen and is buried there in the Albanifriedhof, Albani cemetery with his wife Rosine Louise Gmelin (1755–1828, née Schott). Johann Friedrich Gm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
