Shorebirds (NA)
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Charadriidae
They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings.
They are distributed through open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
Genus: Vanellus
Genus: Pluvialis
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
- American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Genus: Charadrius
- Mongolian Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
- Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris)
- Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
- Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
- Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
