Anarhynchus was previously considered monotypic, consisting only of the wrybill. Studies in 2015 and 2022 confirmed that Charadrius is polyphyletic, with some species more closely related to the wrybill rather than the common ringed plover. In IOC 14.1, 23 species were transferred to this genus.[2]Anarhynchus now contains the following species:[2]
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