Thinornis
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Shore plover | |
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Genus: | Thinornis G.R. Gray, 1845
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Thinornis is a genus of plovers, comprising two extant and threatened species. It is sometimes considered a synonym of Charadrius.
- Hooded dotterel or hooded plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
- Shore plover or shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae)
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.[1]
References
- ^ Gill, Brian J.; Bell, B. D.; Chambers, G. K.; Medway, D. G.; Palma, R. L.; Scofield, R. P.; Tennyson, A. J. D.; Worthy, T. H. (2010). Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand (4th ed.). Wellington, N.Z.: Te Papa Press. ISBN 978-1-877385-59-9.
Further reading
- Les Christidis, Walter Boles: Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6
- IOC World Bird List Volume 2