Anarhynchus from Egypt (1 Viewer)

[Benake]

Hello, I observed several sand-plovers near Marsa Alam (Egypt) a month ago. Could you help identify these birds at the species level? Someone suggested Anarhynchus atrifrons on iNaturalist, so I just want to confirm or disprove this ID. Thank you for your insight!

 

[kuzeycem]

Both Greater

 

[Brian J Small]

Agree, but no idea where you have got Anarhynchus from for sand plovers...

Most chacklists are still Charadrius or, for the progressive, Eupoda. I think Anarhynchus is used solely for Wrybill in NZ...

So yours is likely Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus

Brian

 

[Mike Earp]

Agree, but no idea where you have got Anarhynchus from for sand plovers...

Most chacklists are still Charadrius or, for the progressive, Eupoda. I think Anarhynchus is used solely for Wrybill in NZ...

So yours is likely Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus

Brian

eBird seems to use Anarhynchus for sand-plovers.

 

[kuzeycem]

eBird seems to use Anarhynchus for sand-plovers.

As will IOC in their next update.

 

[Brian J Small]

Thanks - I was using IOC 13.2 and http://jboyd.net/Taxo/Charadriidae.pdf

B

 

[Benake]

Thanks to all. Yes, eBird and iNaturalist both use Anarhynchus.