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Historical bird plate: Oriental Plover

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Oriental Plover · Pacific Golden Plover

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Plate XL, Charadrius: Charadrius Linnaeus & Caradrina orientalis & Cirrepidesmus Bonaparte

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01Oriental Plover
Eudromias veredusAnarhynchus veredusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEudromias veredusAsiatic Dottrel
Name used todayAnarhynchus veredusOriental Plover

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Pacific Golden Plover
Charadrius orientalisPluvialis fulvaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCharadrius orientalisAustralian Golden Plover
Name used todayPluvialis fulvaPacific Golden Plover

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate
40
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.