Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The family contains 69 species that are divided into 10 genera. The family Charadriidae was...
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The taxonomy of family Charadriidae is unsettled. At various times the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings of family Charadriidae have been distributed among...
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(subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches (25 to...
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is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. The spur-winged lapwing was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish...
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black-fronted dotterel (Charadrius melanops) is a small plover in the family Charadriidae that is found throughout much of Australia and New Zealand. The black-fronted...
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(Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35-40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks...
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indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching...
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basin. The masked lapwing is the largest representative of the family Charadriidae. It measures from 30 to 37 cm (12 to 15 in) in length and has a wingspan...
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lapwing, is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in most of sub-Saharan Africa outside the rainforests...
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Accipitridae, Otididae, Rallidae, Heliornithidae, Turnicidae, Burhinidae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Jacanidae, Laridae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Cuculidae...
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tectus) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia...
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Malagasy lapwing, Vanellus madagascariensis (Aves: Charadriiformes, Charadriidae): Insights into some of its possible life history traits and why it is...
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Charadriiformes (/kəˈrædri.ɪfɔːrmiːz/, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about...
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sandpipers. Compared to the other large family of wading birds, the plovers (Charadriidae), they tend to have smaller eyes, more slender heads, and longer thinner...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Charadrius Species: C. hiaticula Binomial name Charadrius hiaticula...
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Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. It was named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson...
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Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in family Charadriidae, the plovers and their relatives. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia,...
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This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds list, May 2002 update, with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Vanellus Species: V. albiceps Binomial name Vanellus albiceps...
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Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Charadrius Species: C. vociferus Binomial name Charadrius vociferus...
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List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene (section Plovers, dotterels, and lapwings (family Charadriidae))
This is a list of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years...
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Otididae, Rallidae, Heliornithidae, Gruidae, Turnicidae, Burhinidae, Charadriidae, Glareolidae, Scolopacidae, Jacanidae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Cuculidae...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Vanellus Species: V. armatus Binomial name Vanellus armatus (Burchell...
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lapwing, a tropical dry-season nester [Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert), Charadriidae]. I. The locality, and the incubatory adaptations". Zool. Jahrb. Syst...
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rufous-chested plover, is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands...
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not been studied for many decades and a review is seriously overdue. "Charadriidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Anarhynchus Species: A. mongolus Binomial name Anarhynchus mongolus...
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List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene (section Plovers, dotterels, and lapwings (family Charadriidae))
This is a list of North American animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11...
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Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Vanellus Species: V. leucurus Binomial name Vanellus leucurus...
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