1842 W. MacGillivray II. 52 Charadrius Hiaticula. Ringed Sand-Plover.
1842 W. MacGillivray II. 53 Charadrius Cantianus. Kentish Sand-Plover.
1889 Parker 116 But two genera of the group [Wading Birds] are found only in New Zealand, the Sand-plover and the Wry-billed Plover.