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Thinornis is a genus of plovers which consists of two extant species, both of which are threatened. They are variously placed in the genus Charadrius.
- Hooded Plover or Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis rubricollis)
- Shore Plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae)
A third described species, the Auckland Islands Shore Plover (Thinornis rossi), which is only known by one specimen collected in 1840, is of uncertain status.
References
- Les Christidis, Walter Boles: Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing. 2008. ISBN 9780643065116
- IOC World Bird List Volume 2
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