genus
Charadrius
Charadrius is a genus in the family Charadriidae. This database currently files 35 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 35
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 51%
- Weight range
- 11.5 g – 146 g
Best-known members of Charadrius
Ranked by popularity score.
Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius
Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Greater sand plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Siberian sand plover
Charadrius mongolus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Long-billed plover
Charadrius placidus
How threatened is Charadrius?
17 of 35 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 6% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 6% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 6% |
| NTNear Threatened | 5 | 29% |
| LCLeast Concern | 9 | 53% |
Where is Charadrius found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10+
All species in Charadrius
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little ringed plover | Charadrius dubius | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 38.7 g | 1 |
| Common ringed plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 64 g | Not recorded |
| Kentish plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 42.3 g | Not recorded |
| Eurasian dotterel | Charadrius morinellus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 108.5 g | Not recorded |
| Greater sand plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 74.8 g | 1 |
| Siberian sand plover | Charadrius mongolus | Charadriidae | Endangered | 64 g | 1 |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Charadriidae | Near Threatened | 96.4 g | Not recorded |
| Long-billed plover | Charadrius placidus | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 62.7 g | Not recorded |
| New Zealand dotterel | Charadrius obscurus | Charadriidae | Critically Endangered | 146 g | 1 |
| Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 46.7 g | Not recorded |
| Double-banded plover | Charadrius bicinctus | Charadriidae | Near Threatened | 59.4 g | 1 |
| Piping plover | Charadrius melodus | Charadriidae | Near Threatened | 54.4 g | Not recorded |
| Kittlitz's plover | Charadrius pecuarius | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 34 g | Not recorded |
| Saint Helena plover | Charadrius sanctaehelenae | Charadriidae | Vulnerable | 48.7 g | Not recorded |
| Mountain plover | Charadrius montanus | Charadriidae | Near Threatened | 95.7 g | Not recorded |
| Three-banded plover | Charadrius tricollaris | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 31.2 g | Not recorded |
| Forbes's plover | Charadrius forbesi | Charadriidae | Least Concern | 31.4 g | Not recorded |
| Snowy plover | Charadrius nivosus | Charadriidae | Near Threatened | 42.3 g | Not recorded |
| Puna plover | Charadrius alticola | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 44.9 g | Not recorded |
| Caspian plover | Charadrius asiaticus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 77.1 g | Not recorded |
| Tibetan sand plover | Charadrius atrifrons | Charadriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Collared plover | Charadrius collaris | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 28.3 g | Not recorded |
| White-faced plover | Charadrius dealbatus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 42.3 g | Not recorded |
| Two-banded plover | Charadrius falklandicus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 65 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Charadrius frontalis | Charadriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Javan plover | Charadrius javanicus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 42.3 g | Not recorded |
| White-fronted plover | Charadrius marginatus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 48.3 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-chested plover | Charadrius modestus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 78 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut-banded plover | Charadrius pallidus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 34.8 g | Not recorded |
| Malay plover | Charadrius peronii | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 42 g | Not recorded |
| Red-capped plover | Charadrius ruficapillus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 37.4 g | 1 |
| Madagascar plover | Charadrius thoracicus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 11.5 g | Not recorded |
| Oriental plover | Charadrius veredus | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 95 g | 1 |
| Wilson's plover | Charadrius wilsonia | Charadriidae | Not recorded | 55.1 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Eudromias tenuirostris | Charadriidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |