Bird Watching: Kentish Plover and Snowy Plover split

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Author Content Resin Northumberland United Kingdom (Zone 9a) November 08, 2009 09:24 PM Post #7254525 Snowy Plover (North America; formerly Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) has now been split from Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus; Europe, Asia) as Charadrius nivosus. See The Auk 126(4): 839−852 (2009) http://www.bath.ac.uk/bio-sci/biodiversity-lab/publications/... (pdf file) for scientific details; the split has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC). BirdFiles entries have been updated: Kentish Plover: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/361/ Snowy Plover: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/2693/ Time to update your books, and personal records, if any! Resin This message was edited Nov 9, 2009 1:24 AM irisMA South Hamilton, MA November 09, 2009 12:58 AM Post #7255030 We have the Piping Plover in this area & have no idea of the scientific name. Resin Northumberland United Kingdom (Zone 9a) November 09, 2009 06:05 AM Post #7255271 Piping Plover is a different species (and always has been treated so), Charadrius melodus. BirdFiles page: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/439/ Resin

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