Plovers and Lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in India.
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
- American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
- European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
- Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
- Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
- Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
- Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
- Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
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