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Anarhynchus is a genus of plovers formerly placed in the genus Charadrius.  

1/ Greater sand plover (Choi choi lưng hung, Anarhynchus leschenaultii) 
The specific leschenaultii commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour.

2/ Kentish plover (Choi choi cổ khoang, Anarhynchus alexandrinus) 

3/ Malaysian plover (Choi choi lưng đen, Anarhynchus peronii)

4/ Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) 
The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia, which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.
The species was previously known as  "lesser sand plover".

5/ Oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus), also known as the oriental dotterel

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

Greater sand plover (Choi choi lưng hung, Anarhynchus leschenaultii) 

The greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) is a small wader in the plover family of birds.

The bird breeds in the semi-deserts of Turkey and eastwards through Central Asiae. This species is strongly migratory, wintering on sandy beaches in East Africa, South Asia and Australasia.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

Kentish plover (Choi choi cổ khoang, Anarhynchus alexandrinus) 

The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader of the family Charadriidae.
This bird has a large geographical distribution from North Africa, Central Asia, China, and Europe.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

Malaysian plover 
(Choi choi lưng đen, Anarhynchus peronii)

The Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii) is a small (c. 35–42 g) wader that nests on beaches and salt flats in Southeast Asia.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

Oriental plover 
(Anarhynchus veredus), also known as the oriental dotterel

The oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus), also known as the oriental dotterel, is a medium-sized plover of the family Charadriidae.

The bird breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in eastern China and South-East Asia to Indonesia and northern Australia.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".
Veredus is a Latin word meaning "swift horse" or "courier's horse".

Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) 
The species was previously known as  "lesser sand plover".

The Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".
The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia, which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.

White-faced plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) 

The white-faced plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) is a small shorebird predominantly found along the coastal shores of subtropical and tropical eastern Asia.
This bird is found along a wide seaboard area of southern China and adjacent northern Vietnam ; its wintering range extends south across eastern Indochina towards Sumatra.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The genus name is from Ancient Greek ana meaning "backward", and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

Dealbatus is a Latin word meaning "whitewashed" or "plastered". It comes from the verb dealbare, which means "to whitewash".