Charadriidae

Eudromias morinellus Photo by Peter Nielsen (Danmarks Fugle og Natur) Common name:Eurasian dotterel (en); borrelho-ruivo (pt); pluvier guignard (fr); chorlito carambolo (es); mornellregenpfeifer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds patchily in the northernmost parts of Eurasia, from the northern British Isles, and through northern Scandinavia and northern Russia and as far east as western Alaska. They…

Vanellus tricolor Photo by Bruce Thomson (Flickr) Common name:banded lapwing (en); abibe-tricolor (pt); vanneau tricolore (fr); avefría tricolor (es); schwarzbandkiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, including Tasmania, only being absent from the northernmost parts of Queensand, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.Size:These birds are 25-29 cm long and have a…

Charadrius vociferus Common name: killdeer (en); borrelho-de-coleira-dupla (pt); pluvier kildir (fr); chorlitejo colirrojo (es); keilschwanz-regenpfeifer (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Range: This American species is found from Canada as far north as the Northwest Territories, south to northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela and also along the Pacific coasts of Ecuador and Peru. They are…

Vanellus vanellus Photo by Agustín Povedano (Flickr) Common name:northern lapwing (en); abibe-comum (pt); vanneau huppé (fr); avefría europea (es); kiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe and into central Asia as far east as southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and northern China. They migrate south to winter around the Mediterranean, in the Middle…