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  • kingdom

    Animalia

  • phylum

    Chordata

  • class

    Aves

  • order

    Charadriiformes

  • family

    Charadriidae

Children (3)

  • genus

    Charadrius

  • genus

    Pluvialis

  • genus

    Vanellus

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Representative image of Charadriidae

family

Charadriidae

Leach, 1820

Accepted

ID:4898

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Statistics

Number of classifications at each rank from the current taxon.

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    kingdom

  • -

    phylum

  • -

    class

  • -

    order

  • -

    family

  • 3

    genus

  • 10

    species

  • 2

    subspecies

  • -

    variety

Habitats

Standard terms used to describe the major habitats and systems in which the taxon occur.

FreshwaterMarineTerrestrial
  • Forest

    Continuous stand of trees and includes both forested areas (generally with a closed canopy) and wooded areas.

  • Shrubland

    Includes ecosystems dominated by shrubs and low woody vegetation, often interspersed with grasses or sparse trees.

  • Grassland

    Comprised of grasses and broadleaved herbaceous plants, and are either without woody plants.

  • Wetlands (inland)

    Characterized by waterlogged soils, seasonal or permanent water, and vegetation adapted to saturated conditions.

  • Desert

    Arid sandy, stony or rocky substrate landscapes with a sparse plant cover, except in depressions where water accumulates.

  • Marine neritic

    Submergent (below extreme low tide), nearshore, on or over the continental shelf or oceanic island shelf.

  • Marine intertidal

    Area of the shore between the extremes of high and low tides.

  • Marine coastal

    Coastal habitats above the high tide mark.

  • Artificial terrestrial

    Human-made environments such as urban areas, agricultural lands, and transport corridors.

  • Artificial aquatic

    Human-made water bodies such as reservoirs, canals, and ponds.

Taxon composition

    (10) Total species

  • Charadrius

    4 (40.00%)

  • Pluvialis

    4 (40.00%)

  • Vanellus

    2 (20.00%)