The Kentish plover is a small cosmopolitan shorebird of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra. Both male and female birds have pale plumages with a white underside, grey/brown back, dark legs and a dark bill, however additionally the male birds also exhibit very dark incomplete breast bands, and dark markings either side of their head, therefore the Kentish plover is regarded as sexually dimorphic Source: Wikipedia
Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus: breeds western Palearctic to eastern China, southern Japan, and Ryukyu Islands; winters to Africa, southern Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Borneo
Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus: SE China; winters to se Asia, Malay Peninsula
Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis: breeds coasts of extreme southeastern Russia, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, northern Japan, and perhaps northeastern China; nonbreeding range unknown
Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi: SE India and Sri Lanka
Charadrius nivosus nivosus: US to Mexico and West Indies; winters to Panama
Charadrius nivosus occidentalis: Coastal Peru to s-central Chile
Charadrius marginatus marginatus: S Angola to sw Cape Province
Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]: Africa s of Sahara to n Angola, Botswana and Mozambique
Charadrius marginatus arenaceus: S Mozambique to s Cape Province
Charadrius marginatus tenellus: Madagascar
Charadrius ruficapillus: Australia (except arid areas) and Tasmania
Charadrius javanicus: Coastal lowlands of Java, Bali and Kangean Islands
English: Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover French: Pluvier à collier interrompu, P. neigeux, P. à tête rousse, P. à front blanc ou P. de Java
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kentish, Red-capped, Snowy, White-fronted or Javan Plover ( Charadrius [alexandrinus, nivosus, ruficapillus, marginatus or javanicus])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Charadrius alexandrinus[version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Charadrius alexandrinus[version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Charadrius alexandrinus[version 2]