thyoloalethe
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Check this out - they've determined the identity of some "mystery plovers" in SE Asia - they are apparently a long-lost species, Charadrius dealbatus, which they're calling the "White-faced Plover". True taxonomic status TBD.
http://birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/babbler27.pdf - scroll down to pages 11-13
http://birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/babbler27.pdf - scroll down to pages 11-13