Classificatie
Animalia [rijk]Chordata [fylum]
Aves [klasse]
Charadriiformes [orde]
Charadriidae [familie]
Charadrius [geslacht]
Genus Charadrius heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Charadrius alexandrinus [species]
Charadrius asiaticus [species]
Charadrius dubius [species]
Charadrius hiaticula [species]
Charadrius morinellus [species]