Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Charadrii Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds see Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867
               Infraorder Charadriides Huxley, 1867
                 Parvorder Charadriida see Superfamily Charadrioidea Vigors, 1825
                   Superfamily Charadrioidea Vigors, 1825
                     Family Charadriidae Vigors, 1825 - plovers
                       Subfamily Charadriinae Vigors, 1825 - plovers, lapwings
                         Genus Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758
                           01 Charadrius obscurus Gmelin, 1789 - red-breasted plover
                           02 Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 - common ringed plover
                           03 Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 - semipalmated plover
                           04 Charadrius placidus Gray & Gray, 1863 - long-billed plover
                           05 Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 - little ringed plover
                           06 Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814 - Wilson's plover
                           07 Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 - killdeer
                           08 Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) - Madagascar plover
                           09 Charadrius sanctaehelenae (Harting, 1873) - St. Helena plover
                           10 Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823 - Kittlitz's plover
                           11 Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818 - three-banded plover
                           12 Charadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883) - Forbes's plover
                           13 Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824 - piping plover
                           14 Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853 - chestnut-banded plover
                           15 Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kentish plover
                           16 Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818 - white-fronted plover
                           17 Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821 - red-capped plover
                           18 Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 - Malaysian plover
                           19 Charadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 - Javan plover
                           20 Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 - collared plover
                           21 Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 - double-banded plover
                           22 Charadrius alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) - Puna plover
                           23 Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 - two-banded plover
                           24 Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776 - lesser sand plover
                           25 Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826 - greater sand plover
                           26 Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 - Caspian plover
                           27 Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848 - Oriental plover
                           28 Charadrius montanus Townsend, 1837 - mountain plover
                           29 Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein, 1823 - rufous-chested plover
                           30 Charadrius rubricollis J.F. Gmelin, 1789 - hooded plover see Thinornis rubricollis (Gmelin, 1789)