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Charadriidae
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There are according to the IOC, 67 dotterels, plovers, lapwings etc. all members of the Charadriidae family; they are: Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus |
Plovers Charadriidae
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae.htmlPages on: Snowy Plover, Piping Plover, Killdeer, Black-Bellied Plover, Crowned Plover.
American Plover Pluvialis dominica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Golden_PloverImages, description, full species account...
Cayenne Plover Vanellus cayanus
http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/cayenne%20plover.html(Nice) Images + A handsome, small lapwing with striking features such as long red legs, red eye, brown crown surrounded by white, black face, white half-collar and black and white braces down the back...
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/collaredplover.htmlThe Collared Plover is found throughout the year from Mexico to northern Argentina and central Chile...
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
http://www.birdsoftt.com/birds_info/collared%20plover.htmTrinidad & Tobago
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
http://members.tripod.com/~tbrc/collplov.htmImage
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/golden-plover.htmThe golden plover deserves a special mention. The bird's fortunes locally began changing some three decades ago following a change in land use from grazing marsh to arable. Flights of 1000 and even more began putting in regular appearances...
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm96/map617/ra2730.htmlAll other plovers lack the two black breastbands. Very young Killdeer have a single breastband and...
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/l-r-plover.htmNesting waders in this country have sadly declined due to a reduction of wetlands. However, the story of the little ringed plover in north-west Europe since the 1930s provides an impressive exception. Expansion has been achieved through an exploitation of manmade habitats, especially gravel pits and new reservoirs...
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Pluvialis_fulva.htmFull species account
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/plover/brochure/index.htmlThe Piping Plover is a sand-coloured, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches...
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
http://pw1.netcom.com/~djhoff/pipllink.htmlPiping Plover is listed as threatened in the United States and as endangered in Canada. This species breeds only in North America in three geographic regions...
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
http://pipingplover.fws.gov/(Excellent) Image + very comprehensive pages about the bird and conservation programmes.
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
http://www.greglasley.net/wilplover.htmlThe Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) is quite distinctive among the smaller plovers typically found on Texas beaches due to its especially long and thick bill...
Number of bird species: 67
Geographical Variation in Waders
by Meinte Engelmoer and Cees S Roselaar 331 pages, figs, tabs, maps. Kluwer Academic PublishersISBN: 0792350200
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Shorebirds
An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World by Pter Hayman, John Marchant and Tony Prater - Helm 1986ISBN: 0713635096
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Shorebirds
(WorldLife Library) by Des Thimpson, Ingvar Byrkjedal 2001ISBN: 1841070750
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Shorebirds of North America - The Photographic guide
by Dennis Paulson Christopher Helm 2005. Price ?24.99pISBN: 071367377X
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The Lapwing
Michael Shrubb, NYP, 2007ISBN: 166386A
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Tundra Plovers
- The Eurasian, Pacific and American Golden Plovers and Grey Plover by Ingvar Byrkjedal and Des Thompson Series: POYSER MONOGRAPHS 422 pages, 40 photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps. T & AD Poyser Ltd (A & C Black) 1998ISBN: 0856611093
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Waders of Europe, Asia & North America
by Stephen Message & Don Taylor published by Christopher Helm 2006 price ?24.99p See Fatbirder ReviewISBN: 071365290X
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Australasia Wader Study Group
WebsiteThe Australasian Wader Studies Group was formed in 1981 as a special interest group of Birds Australia. The group is an non-government organisation dedicated to studying waders (otherwise known as shorebirds) throughout the East-Asian Australasian Flyway. There are about 330 members, of which 90 are from Asia...
International Wader Study Group
WebsiteThe International Wader Study Group (IWSG) is an association of amateurs and professionals from all parts of the world interested in Charadrii (waders or shorebirds). Membership of the WSG is currently over 650 worldwide. Members can be found in over 50 countries around the world, including all European countries and the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia. The interests of the group have diversified from its original focus from ringing and migration-related studies to embrace all aspects of wader biology.
Little Ringed Plover Conservation Action Plan
WebsiteThe first recorded British breeding record for this species was in 1938. The UK population has since been estimated at between 650 and 825 pairs. There are at least five summering locations in the Biodiversity Action Plan area where suitable habitat exists...
Snowy Plover Project
WebsiteThe snowy plover is a small awkward-looking shore bird that lives on the leading edge of North America, eating small creatures from the seafoam...
Western Atlantic Shorebird Association
WebsiteThe first research project to be part of WASA is the International Banding Project which is being led by Professor Allan Baker, Canada and Patricia M. González, Argentina. This project is colour-banding Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa); Sanderlings (Calidris alba) and Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) along the Atlantic coast of the Americas in an effort to establish their migratory strategies.
Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
WebsiteWHSRN is a voluntary, non-regulatory coalition of over 200 private and public organizations in seven countries working together to study and conserve shorebirds throughout their habitats. Participation in WHSRN provides the site with international recognition as a major host for shorebirds. OUR MISSION: The conservation, restoration, and management of critical shorebird habitats throughout the Americas...
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