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Chestnut-banded Plover

Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853
Name authority
Strickland, 1853
Common name
Chestnut-banded Plover
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Charadrius
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderCharadriiformes
  10. familyCharadriidae Leach, 1820
  11. genusCharadrius Linnaeus, 1758
  12. speciesCharadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Charadrius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Tibetan Sand PloverCharadrius atrifrons Wagler, 1829CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Collared PloverCharadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Two-banded PloverCharadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883)CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Javan PloverCharadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Long-billed PloverCharadrius placidus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1863CharadriidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 48 records assigned to Charadriidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176537 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:TMXD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.