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Charadriiformes / Charadriidae / Anarhynchus

White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (whfplo1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Anarhynchus

Subspecies (4)

Anarhynchus marginatus arenaceus

inland and coastal southern Mozambique to southern Cape Province
Anarhynchus marginatus marginatus

coastal southern Angola to southwestern Cape Province
Anarhynchus marginatus mechowi

coastal and inland sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and southern Mali southward to northern Angola and eastward to Mozambique
Anarhynchus marginatus tenellus

inland and coastal Madagascar

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (whfplo1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.