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Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus (Cretzschmar, 1829)
Vanellus melanopterus is a lapwing species distinct from the related Senegal lapwing, with specific physical traits, diet, and territorial behavior.
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanellus spinosus, the spur-winged lapwing, is a medium-large wader found across parts of Africa and western Eurasia.
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782)
Vanellus chilensis is the only crested wader in South America, a ground-nesting bird found across open South American habitats.
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766)
African wattled lapwing is a large Charadriidae wader that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, covered by the AEWA conservation agreement.
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822)
Vanellus armatus (blacksmith lapwing) is a boldly patterned African lapwing that nests near water and feeds on invertebrates.
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783)
Vanellus indicus, the red-wattled lapwing, is a large resident wader widespread across much of South and West Asia.
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)
Vanellus miles, the masked lapwing, is the largest Charadriidae species with two distinct subspecies found across Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)
Vanellus resplendens, the Andean lapwing, is a 33 cm long plover found in Andean open habitats from Colombia to Argentina.
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)
Vanellus tricolor, the banded lapwing, is a medium endemic Australian shorebird of open grassy habitats.
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)
Vanellus cinereus, the grey-headed lapwing, is a 34–37 cm long wading bird with distinct plumage and a sharp chee-it call.
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus (Boddaert, 1783)
Vanellus tectus, the black-headed lapwing, is a distinctive large wader that breeds across sub-Saharan Africa.
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Vanellus coronatus, the crowned lapwing, is a distinctive African lapwing covered by the AEWA conservation agreement.
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)
Vanellus malabaricus, the yellow-wattled lapwing, is a medium-sized wader found across South Asia with specific breeding and feeding behaviours.
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.
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