Classification
Biota [regio]Animalia [regnum]
Chordata [phylum]
Aves [classis]
Charadriiformes [ordo]
Charadriidae [familia]
Charadrius [genus]
Genus Charadrius contains the following taxa:
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 [species]
Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 [species]
Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 [species]