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Charadriidaelapwings and plovers(Also: plovers and lapwings)
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Classification
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Kingdom
Animalia
animals
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Phylum
Chordata
chordates
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Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
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Class
Aves
birds
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Order
Charadriiformes
shorebirds and relatives
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Family
Charadriidae
lapwings and plovers
Related Taxa
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Species
Anarhynchus frontalis
wry-bill
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Species
Charadrius alexandrinus
Kentish plover
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Species
Charadrius melodus
piping plover
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Species
Charadrius pecuarius
Kittlitz's plover
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Species
Charadrius semipalmatus
semipalmated plover
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Species
Charadrius vociferus
killdeer
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Species
Pluvialis dominica
American golden plover
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Species
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific golden plover
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Species
Vanellus coronatus
crowned lapwing
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Species
Vanellus vanellus
northern lapwing
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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