- Charadrius, genus Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
--1 is a kind of bird genus
--1 is a member of Charadriidae, family Charadriidae
--1 has members:piping plover, Charadrius melodus; killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus; dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus