Kittlitz's plover is a small shorebird in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly monogamous and has monomorphic plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1823
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.31 pl.183
Protonym:
Charadrius pecuarius
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Avibase ID:
0F0DCC2F28E4E83B
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F0DCC2F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F0DCC2F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176538
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pluvier pâtre ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pluvier pâtre ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Charadrius pecuarius [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Charadrius pecuarius [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Charadrius pecuarius [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius pecuarius [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius pecuarius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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