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PLUVIANIDAE - Egyptian-plover1 (1:1)
PLUVIANUS Vieillot, 1816 M - Le Pluvian Buffon; type by monotypy = Charadrius aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758  
Pluvianus aegyptius 2  (Linnaeus, 1758) Egyptian-plover
vSenegal to Nigeria, Sudan and W Ethiopia, south to N Angola, W and N DR Congo, N Uganda
1 For placement here see chapter herein by Cracraft.
2 Includes angolae; see White (1965) [White, 1965 #4191].
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