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
               Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kentish plover
                 1 Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kentish plover
                 2 Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus (Swinhoe, 1870)
                 3 Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi Hartert & Jackson, 1915
                 4 Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus (Cassin, 1858) - snowy plover
                 5 Charadrius alexandrinus occidentalis (Cabanis, 1872) - Peruvian plover