Charadrius apricarius; Print; Charadrius is a genus of plovers; a group of wading birds. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. The name derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios; a bird found in river valleys (from kharadra; "ravine"). Some believed that seeing it cured jaundice.; 1700-1880