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Category: Shorebirds, Gulls and AlcidsPlovers
About Plovers
The Plovers are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Charadriidae</em>) within the order Shorebirds, Gull…
African Wattled Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing (<em>Vanellus senegallus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadri…
American Golden Plover
American Golden Plover (<em>Pluvialis dominica</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriid…
Andean Lapwing
Andean Lapwing (<em>Vanellus resplendens</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Banded Lapwing
Banded Lapwing (<em>Vanellus tricolor</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</em…
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black-fronted Dotterel (<em>Thinornis melanops</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriid…
Black-headed Lapwing
Black-headed Lapwing (<em>Vanellus tectus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Black-winged Lapwing
Black-winged Lapwing (<em>Vanellus melanopterus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadrii…
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing (<em>Vanellus armatus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Brown-chested Lapwing
Brown-chested Lapwing (<em>Vanellus superciliosus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadr…
Caspian Plover
Caspian Plover (<em>Anarhynchus asiaticus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Chestnut-banded Plover
Chestnut-banded Plover (<em>Anarhynchus pallidus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadri…
Collared Plover
Collared Plover (<em>Anarhynchus collaris</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae<…
Common Ringed Plover
Common Ringed Plover (<em>Charadrius hiaticula</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriid…
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing (<em>Vanellus coronatus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</…
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (<em>Phegornis mitchellii</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Chara…
Double-banded Plover
Double-banded Plover (<em>Anarhynchus bicinctus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadrii…
Eurasian Dotterel
Eurasian Dotterel (<em>Eudromias morinellus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae&…
European Golden Plover
European Golden Plover (<em>Pluvialis apricaria</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadrii…
Forbes's Plover
Forbes's Plover (<em>Thinornis forbesi</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</e…
Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover (<em>Anarhynchus leschenaultii</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charad…
Grey Plover
Grey Plover (<em>Pluvialis squatarola</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</em…
Grey-headed Lapwing
Grey-headed Lapwing (<em>Vanellus cinereus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae&l…
Hooded Plover
Hooded Plover (<em>Thinornis cucullatus</em>) is a species of Plovers (<em>Charadriidae</…

