Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The family contains 69 species that are divided into 12 genera.
12 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 69 known species
Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies
genusCharadrius
Lapwings
genusVanellus
Golden Plovers and Grey Plover
genusPluvialis
Sand Plovers and Allies
genusAnarhynchus
Southern Ringed Plovers and Allies
genusThinornis
Erythrogonys
genusErythrogonys
Hoploxypterus
genusHoploxypterus
Eudromias
genusEudromias
Zonibyx
genusZonibyx
Oreopholus
genusOreopholus
Phegornis
genusPhegornis
Peltohyas
genusPeltohyas
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4783.