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Wilson's Plover

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Wilson's Plover

Summary

Wilson's Plover is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wilson's Plover's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wilson's Plover is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Alexander Wilson is named after Wilson's Plover[5].
  • Wilson's Plover's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Wilson's Plover belongs to the parent taxon Anarhynchus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Wilson's Plover is Anarhynchus wilsonia[8].
  • Wilson's Plover's Commons category is recorded as Charadrius wilsonia[9].
  • Wilson's Plover's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charadrius wilsonia[10].
  • Wilson's Plover's Commons gallery is recorded as Charadrius wilsonia[11].
  • Wilson's Plover's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. wilsonia'}[12].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wilson's Plover"}[13].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chorlitejo piquigrueso'}[14].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wilsonregenpfeifer'}[15].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pluvier de Wilson'}[16].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Corriere di Wilson'}[17].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dikbekplevier'}[18].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tyknæbbet Præstekrave'}[19].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Tykknebblo'}[20].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Зуёк Вильсона'}[21].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウィルソンチドリ'}[22].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'wilsonstrandpipare'}[23].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'paksunokkatylli'}[24].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sieweczka grubodzioba'}[25].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kulík tlustozobý'}[26].
  • Wilson's Plover is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'krabitüll'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Wilson's Plover is Anarhynchus wilsonia[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Anarhynchus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chorlitejo piquigrueso'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wilsonregenpfeifer'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pluvier de Wilson'}[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Corriere di Wilson'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dikbekplevier'}[18].

Discovery and Description

Alexander Wilson is named after Wilson's Plover[5].

Identifiers

Wilson's Plover's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4795[28]. Wilson's Plover's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 279943[29]. Wilson's Plover's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480302[30]. Wilson's Plover's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176517[31].

Why It Matters

Wilson's Plover ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Named after → Alexander Wilson
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