Charadriidae
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Gould, 1838
Erythrogonys cinctus, the red-kneed dotterel, is a distinctively marked bird native to Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
The European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria is a thickset bird with a distinct white S-shaped band, breeding across northern Eurasia and wintering further southwest.
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pluvialis squatarola, the grey plover, is a medium-sized shorebird with distinct seasonal plumage, feeding on small invertebrates on beaches.
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Pluvialis dominica (American golden plover) is a migratory shorebird that breeds in Arctic North America and winters in southern South America.
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Pluvialis fulva, the Pacific golden plover, is a migratory shorebird that breeds in Arctic regions and winters across Asia, Australasia and Pacific islands.
Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Anarhynchus frontalis (wrybill) is a small New Zealand plover, the only bird with a right-curved asymmetric bill.
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758, or the Kentish plover, is a widely distributed small shorebird with sexually dimorphic plumage.
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
Charadrius asiaticus, the Caspian plover, is a migratory bird that breeds in western Asia and winters in Africa, with rare vagrancy to Europe and Australia.
Oriental Plover
Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848
Charadrius veredus, the oriental plover, is a long-legged migratory plover that feeds mainly on insects.
Greater Sand-Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii R.Lesson, 1826
Charadrius leschenaultii, the greater sand plover, is a migratory wader covered by the AEWA conservation agreement.
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829)
The tawny-throated dotterel is a bird species with two distinct subspecies that live in different parts of western South America.
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Phegornis mitchellii (Fraser, 1845)
Phegornis mitchellii, the diademed sandpiper-plover, is a small Andean wader with distinct plumage living in high-elevation peatlands and bogs.
Shore Plover
Thinornis novaeseelandiae (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Thinornis novaeseelandiae, the shore plover, is a small New Zealand shorebird that survives only on the Chatham Islands post-mainland extinction.
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus (Vieillot, 1818)
Thinornis cucullatus, the hooded plover, is a non-migratory Australian plover threatened by habitat loss.
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758
Charadrius morinellus is a small migratory plover with distinct plumage traits and male-led chick care.
Inland Dotterel
Peltohyas australis (Gould, 1841)
The inland dotterel Peltohyas australis is a medium-sized Australian arid-zone plover with distinctive cryptic plumage.
Pied Plover
Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)
Hoploxypterus cayanus (the pied plover) is a medium-sized South American wader with distinct black, white, and buff patterning.
Rufous-chested Dotterel
Charadrius modestus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823
The rufous-chested dotterel is a small shorebird with plumage that varies by age and breeding season, found across southern South America.
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