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 mongolus Pallas, 1776 - lesser sand plover
1 Charadrius mongolus pamirensis (Richmond, 1896)
2 Charadrius mongolus atrifrons Wagler, 1829 - Tibetan plover
3 Charadrius mongolus schaeferi Meyer de Schauensee, 1937
4 Charadrius mongolus mongolus Pallas, 1776 - Mongolian plover
5 Charadrius mongolus stegmanni Portenko, 1939