38 species of plovers and lapwings around the world, from the Killdeer to the Brown-chested Lapwing. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
Hooded PloverThinornis cucullatus
Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
Sociable LapwingVanellus gregarius
Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchellii
Inland DotterelPeltohyas australis
Shore PloverThinornis novaeseelandiae
Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
Brown-chested LapwingVanellus superciliosus
Also in the checklist
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Rufous-chested Dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) · Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) · Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) · Forbes's Plover (Thinornis forbesi) · Three-banded Plover (Thinornis tricollaris) · Long-billed Plover (Thinornis placidus) · Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) · Caspian Plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus) · Oriental Plover (Anarhynchus veredus) · Tibetan Sand Plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) · Siberian Sand Plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) · Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) · Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus) · New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus) · Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) · Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris) · Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus) · Two-banded Plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus) · Puna Plover (Anarhynchus alticola) · Madagascar Plover (Anarhynchus thoracicus) · Kittlitz's Plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) · St. Helena Plover (Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) · Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus) · Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) · Chestnut-banded Plover (Anarhynchus pallidus) · Malaysian Plover (Anarhynchus peronii) · White-fronted Plover (Anarhynchus marginatus) · Javan Plover (Anarhynchus javanicus) · White-faced Plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) · Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus)