Charadrius leschenaultii (greater sand plover) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
        
        Family Charadriidae (lapwings and plovers)
        
        Genus Charadrius (ringed plovers)
        
        Species Charadrius leschenaultii (greater sand plover)
        
        Subspecies Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus
        
        Subspecies Charadrius leschenaultii crassirostris
        
        Subspecies Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii