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Plovers, lapwings, and dotterels

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Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae

Species on page

+ Crowned Lapwing or Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
+ Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
+ Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
+ Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
+ Kildeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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Genus: Vanellus
Crowned Lapwing or Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus)

Tanzania

Plover royalty

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Crowned Lapwing or Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)

Reflection

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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

Chile

One-footed

Queltehue
Queltehue
Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
The Club
Santiago
December 6, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

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The Quelte Way

chile
Queltehue (Southern Lapwing)
Canon 50D, April 17, 2010

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Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Cairns

Hero or villain?

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Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
March 16, 2012

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The bird behind the mask

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Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Hobart, Tasmania
August 28, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Genus: Charadrius
Kildeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Año Nuevo 2013

Deadly avian

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Kildeer (Charadrius vociferus)
March 17, 2013

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Jasper Ridge

Cervine predator

jasper
March 14, 2009
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Birds

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+ Miscellaneous

Other Charadriiformes

+ Recurvirostridae: Stilts
+ Recurvirostridae: Avocets
+ Charadriidae: Plovers, lapwings, and dotterels
+ Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers
+ Laridae: Gulls

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Moved: January 26, 2016 - to plover.html
Last modified: September 27, 2015
Created: September 24, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu