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Plovers and Lapwing

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder Charadrii (waders)
Family: Charadriidae Links: Plovers and lapwings

Small to medium-sized wading birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. There are about 66 species worldwide, 16 in Britain

Bird	Latin	Lists	Links	Notes
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	A	Lapwing RSPB
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	A	Sociable Lapwing	rare
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	A	White-tailed Lapwing	rare
Dotterel (Eurasian)	Charadrius morinellus	A	Eurasian Dotterel RSPB
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	A	Little Ringed Plover RSPB
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	A	Ringed Plover RSPB
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	A	Golden Plover RSPB
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	A	Grey Plover RSPB
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	A	Kentish Plover
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	A	Semipalmated Plover	rare
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	A	Killdeer	rare
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	A	Lesser Sand Plover	rare
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	A	Greater Sand Plover	rare
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	A	Caspian Plover	rare
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	A	American Golden Plover	rare
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	A	Pacific Golden Plover	rare

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref: plovers	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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