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White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius]
Anarhynchus marginatus [mechowi or hesperius] (= Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi) (Cabanis, JL 1884)
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Anarhynchus
Scientific:
Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Anarhynchus
Scientific:
Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi
Original description
Citation:
(Cabanis, JL 1884)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
32, no.167-168 p.437
Protonym:
Aegialitis mechowi
Type locality:
Angola, Africa
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101693#page/449/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
747DEB9DE7E2F58B
Avibase ID:
avibase-747DEB9D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/747DEB9D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824560
Geographic range:
- Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi: coastal and inland sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and southern Mali southward to northern Angola and eastward to Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius]
French:
Pluvier à front blanc [mechowi ou hesperius]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Anarhynchus marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Anarhynchus marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius] ( Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius]) |
| Avilist 2025: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2021: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2025: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi [version 3] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius marginatus mechowi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Anarhynchus marginatus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: White-fronted Plover [mechowi or hesperius]
French: Pluvier à front blanc (mechowi), Pluvier à front blanc [mechowi ou hesperius]
Scientific: Aegialitis mechowi, Anarhynchus marginatus [mechowi or hesperius], Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi, Charadrius marginatus [mechowi or hesperius], Charadrius marginatus hesperius, Charadrius marginatus mechowi
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