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Plovers, Lapwings, Killdeer, Queltehue, and Dotterels
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae (3 out of 10 genera, 12 out of 66 species)
Species on page
Crowned lapwing or crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus)
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Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus)
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Queltehue or Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
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Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
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Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus )
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - separate page
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Chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus)
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Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
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European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
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Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
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Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
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White-fronted plover (Anarhynchus marginatus)
Plover royalty
Crowned Lapwing or Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012
Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Reflection
Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012
Keeping up with the Smiths
Queltehue or Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
On the lawn of La Moneda
One-footed
The Quelte Way
Queltehue
Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Hero or villain?
The bird behind the mask
Lapwing
Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
Plover indicated
Genus: Charadrius
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Killdeer
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Stanford
May 15, 2016
Kilfaun
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Stanford
May 15, 2016
Deadly avian
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Año Nuevo 2013
March 17, 2013
Cervine predator
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Jasper Ridge
March 14, 2009
Killdeer
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Photographing Nature class
Felt Lake
October 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmark 2
Killdeer and daisies
Killdeer and eggs
Display with eggs
Eggs - camouflaged
Three eggs
And then there were two...
Killdeer with hatchling and egg
Hatching
Hatching
Hatching was an active process - on the part of the parent.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 10, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2
One minute old hatchling
At this point, the parent picked up the egg and flew off with it, leaving the chicks.
Then it came right back.
The whole proces took a minute or two.
What timing!
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 10, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2
Newly hatched
Newly hatched
Killdeer hatchling stare down
Newly hatched and parent
Newly hatched and parent
Newly hatched and parent
Mom and hatchling
Hunkered down
The next day.
The check is maybe 14 hours old.
The group has left the nest - without a trace - and are now 10 yards away but the sluiceway.
Mom and chick
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 15, 2020 - 5 days old
Canon 7Dmark2
Chick
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 15, 2020 - 5 days old -
The legs and feet are impressive, but the wings and tail are still pathetic little things.
Canon 7Dmark2
Wishful thinking - "I can fly"
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 19, 2020 - 9 days old -
Canon 7Dmark2
Chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus)
Lone plover
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
Piping hot
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
European gold
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
black-belly
Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Snowy plover
Snowy plover
Snowy plover
Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings)
Snowy plover monitoring with Susan Dunn
Francis Beach
Half Moon Bay
February 27, 2025
Canon R5
Snowy plover
Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings)
Snowy plover monitoring with Susan Dunn
Francis Beach
Half Moon Bay
February 27, 2025
Canon R5
Snowy plover with morsel
Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings)
Snowy plover monitoring with Susan Dunn
Francis Beach
Half Moon Bay
February 27, 2025
Canon R5
White-fronted plover (Anarhynchus marginatus)
White-fronted plover
Other Charadriiformes
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Last modified: March 5, 2025
Moved: January 26, 2016 (from plovers.html)
Created: September 24, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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