Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish 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 alexandrinus (Kentish plover)
        
        Subspecies Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus
        
        Subspecies Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus
        
        Subspecies Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
        
        Subspecies Charadrius alexandrinus occidentalis
        
        Subspecies Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi