Species

Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover)

Charadrius semipalmatus. Photo: (c) Mark Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. The genus name 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 partly webbed feet.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and lapwings)
        Genus: Charadrius (Typical plovers)
        Species: Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover)

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