물떼새속
물떼새속(Charadrius)은 물떼새과의 한 속이다. 흰목물떼새, 꼬마물떼새, 흰물떼새, 왕눈물떼새 등이 속해 있다.

하위 종 

 New Zealand dotterel, red-breasted plover or New Zealand plover Charadrius obscurus
 흰죽지꼬마물떼새 (Charadrius hiaticula)
 Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus
 흰목물떼새 (Charadrius placidus)
 꼬마물떼새 (Charadrius dubius)
 Wilson's plover Charadrius wilsonia
 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
 Piping plover Charadrius melodus
 Madagascar plover Charadrius thoracicus
 Kittlitz's plover Charadrius pecuarius
 Saint Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae
 Three-banded plover Charadrius tricollaris
 Forbes's plover Charadrius forbesi
 흰물떼새 (Charadrius alexandrinus)
 큰흰물떼새 / 흰얼굴흰물떼새 (Charadrius dealbatus)
 Snowy plover Charadrius nivosus
 Javan plover Charadrius javanicus
 White-fronted plover Charadrius marginatus
 Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus
 Malaysian plover Charadrius peronii
 Chestnut-banded plover Charadrius pallidus
 Collared plover Charadrius collaris
 Puna plover Charadrius alticola
 Double-banded plover or banded dotterel (New Zealand) Charadrius bicinctus
 Two-banded plover Charadrius falklandicus
 몽골왕눈물떼새 (Charadrius mongolus)
 왕눈물떼새 (Charadrius atrifrons)
 큰왕눈물떼새 (Charadrius leschenaultii)
 Caspian plover Charadrius asiaticus
 큰물떼새 (Charadrius veredus)
 흰눈썹물떼새 (Charadrius morinellus)
 Rufous-chested plover Charadrius modestus
 Mountain plover Charadrius montanus

도요목
물떼새과