NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet.
Wikipedia contributors, Semipalmated plover; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:38:54.576210+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825
- Name authority
- Bonaparte, 1825
- Common name
- Semipalmated 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae Leach, 1820
- genusCharadrius Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCharadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Charadrius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tibetan Sand PloverCharadrius atrifrons Wagler, 1829 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared PloverCharadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Two-banded PloverCharadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883) | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan PloverCharadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidus Strickland, 1853 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 | CharadriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
Oceania
South America
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176506 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:TMXL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.