Birds of the World - Charadrius


Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Male Range: PAL, AF, OR: widespread, coastal and inland s Palearctic to ne, s Asia Taiwan
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Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola) Range: SA: montane c Peru and Bolivia to ne Chile and nw Argentina Atacama, Chile
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Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola) Immature Range: SA: montane c Peru and Bolivia to ne Chile and nw Argentina Atacama, Chile
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Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) Range: PAL: temperate inland c Asia: sw Russia, Kazakhstan (except n), Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to nw Xinjiang (nw China) Taiwan
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Compare to Oriental Plover.

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Tibetan Sand Plover (Charadrius atrifrons) Range: PAL: inland c Asia and Tibetan Plateau

One of a two way split of the Lesser Sand Plover. On breeding adult note black forehead. Non-breeding individuals difficult to differentiate.


Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) Near Threatened Range: AU: North, South, Stewart, Chatham (e of South I.) and Auckland is. (s of South I.; New Zealand) Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Non-breeding plumage.
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Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus) Near Threatened Range: AU: North, South, Stewart, Chatham (e of South I.) and Auckland is. (s of South I.; New Zealand) New Zealand
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Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris) Range: MA, SA: widespread, coastal and riverine Neotropics: coastal Mexico from Sinaloa and s Tamaulipas (but not Yucatan Pen.), coastal Central America, inland around Lake Nicaragua and Panama Canal zone; n Colombia and Venezuela, islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, nc C Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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A small non-migratory plover with no seasonal variation in color often found inland.
An individual with a thicker collar.


White-faced Plover (Charadrius dealbatus) Range: OR: presumably coastal se China; also s Vietnam (1 nest) Singapore
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius jerdoni) Range: PAL, OR: widespread inland subarctic to tropical zones: Eurasia, Indian subcontinent, se Asia, Philippines, New Guinea and Bismarck Arch. Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) Range: SA: inland and coastal se Chile, sc, se Argentina, locally nc Argentina and se Brazil; Falkland Is. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Nonbreeding colors.
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Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) Range: SA: inland and coastal se Chile, sc, se Argentina, locally nc Argentina and se Brazil; Falkland Is. Trelew, Argentina Breeding colors.
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Forbes's Plover (Charadrius forbesi) Range: AF: inland Guinea to South Sudan, Zambia and Angola Mole National Park, Ghan, Ghana
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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Range: PAL: inland high Arctic Palearctic from Greenland to ne Siberia; to temperate Europe

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Javan Plover (Charadrius javanicus) Range: OR: coastal s Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas and w Sulawesi Java, Indonesia
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Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Range: PAL: inland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia Seletar Dam, Singapore
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Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Range: PAL: inland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia Singapore
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White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus) Range: AF: widespread coastal and inland Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar South Africa
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Male Near Threatened Range: NA: inland se Alberta to sw Ontario (sc Canada) and Great Lakes s to e Colorado and n Kansas; coastal s Newfoundland (e Canada) to North Carolina Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada
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Rufous-chested Plover (Charadrius modestus) Range: SA: inland sc Chile, s Argentina and Falkland Is. Trilha da Figueira, Tavares, Brazil
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Austral migrant as far north as southeast Brazil.


Siberian Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) Range: PAL: e Russia (s, se Siberia) Laem Phak Bia, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand Non-breeding plumage.
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One of a two way split of the Lesser Sand Plover. On breeding adult note white forehead with line above and below (lore).


Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) Near Threatened Range: NA: inland far s Alberta and sw Saskatchewan (sc Canada) s to ne Utah and w Texas (wc USA) Genoa, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
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Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) Range: PAL: high Arctic coastal tundra; alpine zone of temperate Europe and Asia: n British Is., Scandinavia, nw Russia (including Novaya Zemlya and New Siberian Is., n of nw, ne Siberia) to Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia) and w Alaska (including St. Lawrence I., n Beri Pallas, Finland
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Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) Immature Near Threatened Range: NA, MA, SA: coastal Washington to c Baja California (nw Mexico); inland Saskatchewan (irregular; sc Canada) to California and c Texas; coastal Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan Pen.; inland c Mexico; s, c Bahamas to Virgin Is.; Peru to sc Chile Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA
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Northern migrant. Note small size and thin bill.


New Zealand Plover (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) Critically Endangered Range: AU: coastal n North I. and montane Stewart I. (New Zealand) North Island, New Zealand
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Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) Range: AF: inland and coastal e, s Africa Ndutu, Tanzania
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Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) Range: AF: widespread inland Sub-Saharan Africa (except c), Nile Valley to Nile Delta, and Madagascar Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Malaysian Plover (Charadrius peronii) Near Threatened Range: OR: coastal Malay Pen. to Philippines (local), Greater and Lesser Sundas and Sulawesi region Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) Range: PAL: riverine temperate se Siberia, Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan), n, c Korean Pen., ne, ec China; disjunctly ne India
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Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) Range: AU: Timor (e Lesser Sundas), inland and coastal Australia and Tasmania Ralph's Bay, Lauderdale, Tasmania, Australia
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St. Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae) Vulnerable Range: AO: St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean)


Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Range: NA: inland high Arctic to extreme ne Russia and subarctic Alaska and Canada: e Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Russia), c, e Aleutian Is., all Alaskan mainland and nw British Columbia to Banks and Baffin is., s to w James Bay, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia (nw to ne, se C John Lloyd State Park, Florida, USA
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A small common plover; Orange bill and black chest band distinctive.
Front view, searching for food.


Madagascar Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) Vulnerable Range: AF: coastal strip w Madagascar (local) Sacred Lake, Madagascar
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Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris bifrontatus) Range: AF: inland ne to s Africa and Madagascar Sacred Lake, Madagascar
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Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) Range: PAL: temperate inland e Asia: s Tuva and s Transbaikalia (n of Mongolia, sc Siberia), Mongolia (except far w, s) and w Inner Mongolia (nc China) Dayuan, Taiwan
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Compare to Caspian Plover.


Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus vociferus) Range: NA, MA, SA: inland subarctic to temperate North America to Central America; coastal Ecuador to Peru John LLoyd State Park, Florida,
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Northern migrant. A medium sized plover often found inland not necessarily near water. There is also a resident population from south Colombia to Peru on the Pacific coast.


Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) Range: NA, MA, SA: coastal temperate to tropical e, sw USA to Caribbean, ec Brazil and Peru Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA
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Northern migrant. Note small size and thick bill.
All plovers lay eggs on the ground using camouflage and distraction to detract predators.