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Sociable Lapwing

Animals; Birds

The Sociable Lapwing or Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius) is a wader in the lapwing family of birds. It breeds on open grassland in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Red-wattled Lapwing

Animals; Birds

The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. It breeds from West Asia eastwards across South Asia, with another sub-species further ...

Grey-headed Lapwing

Animals; Birds

The Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan.

Spur-winged Lapwing

Animals; Birds

The Spur-winged Lapwing or Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It breeds around the eastern Mediterranean, and in ...

Grey Plover

Animals; Birds

The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the Black-bellied Plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide ...

European Golden Plover

Animals; Birds

The Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, is a largish plover. Their breeding habitat is moorland and tundra in northernmost parts of Europe and western Asia.

Pacific Golden Plover

Animals; Birds

The Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a medium-sized plover. The breeding habitat of Pacific Golden Plover is Arctic tundra from northernmost Asia into western Alaska.

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