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 23 species which occur in Sudan. Sudan has the greatest diversity of this family of any country on earth.
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
- Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus
- Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
- White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
- Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
- Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
- Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
- Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi
- White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
- Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
- Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
- Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
- Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Sudan