Charadrius

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genus taxon

Charadrius is a genus of small to medium-sized plovers, shorebirds commonly found along coasts and wetlands worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
Charadrius hiaticula 1
Charadrius melodus 1
Charadrius alexandrinus 0

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodySize small to medium-sized shorebirds ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Caspian plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentish plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilson's plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
collared plover ⓘ
common ringed plover ⓘ
greater sand plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
killdeer ⓘ
lesser sand plover ⓘ
little ringed plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
piping plover NERFINISHED ⓘ
plovers ⓘ
describedAs genus of small to medium-sized plovers ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
insects ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
worms ⓘ
distribution both Northern and Southern Hemispheres ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
ecologicalRole shorebird genus associated with coastal and wetland ecosystems ⓘ
eggPlacement shallow scrape on the ground ⓘ
family Charadriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingBehavior forages visually on invertebrates ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
includesTaxon Charadrius alexandrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius asiaticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius collaris ⓘ
Charadrius dubius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius hiaticula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius leschenaultii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius melodus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius mongolus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius vociferus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charadrius wilsonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migration many species are migratory ⓘ
morphology relatively long legs ⓘ
short bill ⓘ
namedAfter Charadrios (a bird mentioned in ancient Greek texts) ⓘ
order Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Charadriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern often has breast bands ⓘ
often has facial markings ⓘ
reproduction ground-nesting ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Charadrius hiaticula NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kentish plover → genus → Charadrius ⓘ
Kentish plover → hasSubspecies → Charadrius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis
Kentish plover → hasSubspecies → Charadrius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi
Charadriidae → notableGenus → Charadrius ⓘ
Charadriidae → notableSpecies → Charadrius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish plover → parentTaxon → Charadrius ⓘ
piping plover → parentTaxon → Charadrius ⓘ
piping plover → scientificName → Charadrius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charadrius melodus