Taxonomic Swap 132942 (Committed on 2023-10-29)

The lineage of the former Charadrius plovers containing these taxa [Caspian Plover, Oriental Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Siberian Sand Plover, Tibetan Sand Plover, New Zealand Plover, Wilson's Plover, Collared Plover, Mountain Plover, Puna Plover, Two-banded Plover, Madagascar Plover, St. Helena Plover, Kittlitz's Plover, Red-capped Plover, Snowy Plover, Chestnut-banded Plover, Malaysian Plover, White-fronted Plover, Kentish Plover, White-faced Plover, Javan Plover] has been conclusively shown to be deeply paraphyletic (e.g., Černý and Natale 2022), and the genus Anarhynchus is now used for all these species (rather than several small or monotypic genera).

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Added by donalddavesne on October 29, 2023 05:46 PM | Committed by donalddavesne on October 29, 2023
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