Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
         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 melodus Ord, 1824 - piping plover
               09 Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) - Madagascar plover
               10 Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823 - Kittlitz's plover
               11 Charadrius sanctaehelenae (Harting, 1873) - St. Helena plover
               12 Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818 - three-banded plover
               13 Charadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883) - Forbes's plover
               14 Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818 - white-fronted plover
               15 Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kentish plover
               16 Charadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 - Javan plover
               17 Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821 - red-capped plover
               18 Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 - Malaysian plover
               19 Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853 - chestnut-banded plover
               20 Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 - collared plover
               21 Charadrius alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) - Puna plover
               22 Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 - two-banded plover
               23 Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 - double-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 morinellus Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian dotterel
               29 Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein, 1823 - rufous-chested plover
               30 Charadrius montanus Townsend, 1837 - mountain plover