Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Charadriinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Charadriidae Scientific name Thinornis Higher classification Charadriidae Order Shorebirds | |
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Lower classifications Hooded dotterel, Shore plover | ||
Thinornis is a genus of plovers, comprising two extant and threatened species. It is sometimes considered a synonym of Charadrius.
A third species, the Auckland Islands shore plover (Thinornis rossii), known from just one specimen collected in 1840, is now generally considered to be a juvenile shore plover whose location was incorrectly recorded.
References
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