RAS taxon details
Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758
159124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159124)
accepted
Genus
- Species Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
- Species Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827
- Species Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786
- Species Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826
- Species Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776
- Species Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822
- Species Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848
- Species Charadrius melanops Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Elseyornis melanops (Vieillot, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Charadrius rubricollis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Thinornis rubricollis Gmelin, 1789
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
RAS (2025). Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159124 on 2026-08-30
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159124 on 2026-08-30
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
