ek ▁fe athers ▁of ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁yellow ▁eye - ring ▁of ▁the ▁little - ring ed ▁p lo ver ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁distinct ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver . ▁The ▁breast ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁little - ring ed ▁p lo ver ▁is ▁usually ▁wider ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁sides , ▁whereas ▁the ▁breast ▁band ▁of ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁has ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁uniform ▁thick ness . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁species ▁of ▁p lo vers ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Char ad ri us ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Char ad ri idae ▁that ▁includes ▁p lo vers , ▁lap w ings , ▁and ▁dot ter els . ▁Char ad ri idae ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁families ▁under ▁the ▁order ▁Char ad ri iformes ▁that ▁compr ises ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁shore bird s , ▁such ▁as ▁g ull s , ▁t ern s , ▁au ks , ▁pu ff ins , ▁sand pip ers , ▁lap w ings , ▁p lo vers , ▁and ▁al lies . ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁J . ▁E . ▁Gray ▁and ▁G . ▁R . ▁Gray ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁and ▁no ▁sub species ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁so ▁far . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo