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Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)

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Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)

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Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricari...)

Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

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European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Linnaeus, 1758. 2 subspecies recognized, here is shown the nominal one.

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Habitat
It breeds in high plateaus and tundra, occupying different kinds of open areas in the wintering regions: meadows, crops, marshes.

Family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)

10/ 66 species available

Estaca de Bares, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Palearctic Region
Date: 6 january 2009
Author: Alex GarcÃa

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