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Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The
family contains 69
species that are
divided into 10 genera. The
family Charadriidae was...
- The
taxonomy of
family Charadriidae is unsettled. At
various times the plovers, dotterels, and
lapwings of
family Charadriidae have been
distributed among...
- (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...
- 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...
- 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...
- (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a
small s****bird (35-40 g) in the
family Charadriidae that
breeds near
coastal and
inland saltmarshes,
sandy or
muddy riverbanks...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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Charadriiformes (/kəˈrædri.ɪfɔːrmiːz/, from Charadrius, the type
genus of
family Charadriidae) is a
diverse order of
small to medium-large birds. It
includes about...
