Family
Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
68 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Charadriiformes
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The family contains 69 species that are divided into 12 genera.
Species in this family
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Puna Plover Anarhynchus alticola
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Javan Plover Anarhynchus javanicus
- Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
- Mountain Plover Anarhynchus montanus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Red-breasted Dotterel Anarhynchus obscurus
- Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
- Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis
- Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Forbes's Plover Thinornis forbesi
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus
- Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
- Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
Lookalikes compared
- Caspian Plover vs Greater Sand Plover
- Caspian Plover vs Kentish Plover
- Caspian Plover vs Siberian Sand Plover
- Crowned Lapwing vs Chestnut-banded Plover
- European Golden Plover vs Eurasian Dotterel
- European Golden Plover vs Northern Lapwing
- European Golden Plover vs Pacific Golden Plover
- Greater Sand Plover vs Kentish Plover
- Greater Sand Plover vs White-fronted Plover
- Greater Sand Plover vs Wilson's Plover
- Grey Plover vs European Golden Plover
- Grey Plover vs Kentish Plover
- Grey Plover vs Red-breasted Dotterel
- Grey-headed Lapwing vs White-tailed Lapwing
- Kentish Plover vs White-faced Plover
- Little Ringed Plover vs Kentish Plover
- Masked Lapwing vs Double-banded Plover
- Masked Lapwing vs White-tailed Lapwing
- Northern Lapwing vs Kentish Plover
- Northern Lapwing vs Sociable Lapwing
- Pacific Golden Plover vs Long-billed Plover
- Shore Plover vs Masked Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing vs Senegal Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing vs Greater Sand Plover