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Family of birds
Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae. The
Plover
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A plover is a type of wading bird. Plover may also refer to: Masked lapwing, a related bird species
Plover_(disambiguation)
Species of bird
The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America.
Piping_plover
Species of bird
plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The International Ornithologists' Union split the Tibetan sand plover from
Siberian_sand_plover
Species of bird
The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly
Grey_plover
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Plover is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming a vessel: USS Plover (AM-12), Lapwing-class minesweeper, but construction
USS_Plover
Archaic wild-harvested food
Plover eggs were a form of eggs as food, and a seasonal delicacy of western Europe. Gathered from wild green-plover nests, a practice called plover egging
Plover_eggs
Species of bird
The Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. It occurs in a band across
Egyptian_plover
Species of bird
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), also known as the Eurasian golden plover, greater golden plover, or just the golden plover within Europe,
European_golden_plover
Species of bird
The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across
Common_ringed_plover
Species of bird
The American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was
American_golden_plover
Village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. A central hub of the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, it is the most populous
Plover,_Wisconsin
Species of bird
The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader (40–44 g (1.4–1.6 oz)) of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes
Kentish_plover
Species of bird
The snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus, formerly Charadrius nivosus) is a small shorebird found in the Americas. It is a member of the bird family Charadriidae
Snowy_plover
Species of bird
The little ringed plover (Thinornis dubius) is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband and a black mask
Little_ringed_plover
River in the United States of America
The Plover River is a river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River as the Plover River originates near Aniwa in extreme
Plover_River
Index of animals with the same common name
golden plover is the name for the composite species of birds which is now regarded as two separate species: American golden plover Pacific golden plover This
Lesser_golden_plover
Species of bird
The crab-plover or crab plover (Dromas ardeola) is a coastal wader (shorebird). It is the only member of the genus Dromas and the family Dromadidae. It
Crab-plover
Species of bird
The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century
Semipalmated_plover
Species of bird
considered conspecific with) the Kentish plover, Javan plover, and white-fronted plover. Red-capped plovers have a white forehead and underparts. Their
Red-capped_plover
Species of bird
The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a migratory shorebird that breeds during summer in Alaska and Siberia. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized
Pacific_golden_plover
Species of bird in the family Charadriidae
the species being also known as the masked plover and often called the spur-winged plover or just plover in its native range, lapwings are classified
Masked_lapwing
Species of bird
The mountain plover (Anarhynchus montanus) is a medium-sized ground bird in the plover family (Charadriidae). It is misnamed, as it lives on level land
Mountain_plover
Species of bird
Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. It was named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson
Wilson's_plover
List of ships with the same or similar names
ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover: HMS Plover (1652) was a 26-gun ship, previously the Dutch
HMS_Plover
Cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong
Plover Cove, also known by its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi (Chinese: 船灣海; Jyutping: syun4 waan1 hoi2) or Shuen Wan (船灣), is a cove in the Tai Po District
Plover_Cove
Species of bird
The quail-plover, lark buttonquail or lark-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii) is a small ground-living bird in the buttonquail family Turnicidae that is found
Quail-plover
Species of bird
oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus), also known as the oriental dotterel, is a medium-sized plover closely related to the Caspian plover. It breeds
Oriental_plover
Species of bird
The shore plover (Māori: tūturuatu, Moriori: tchūriwat', Thinornis novaeseelandiae), also known as the shore dotterel, is a small plover endemic to New
Shore_plover
Species of bird
The Javan plover (Anarhynchus javanicus) is a Charadriidae species with an unclear taxonomic status. Endemic to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, it inhabits
Javan_plover
Species of bird
The Tibetan sand plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan_sand_plover
Species of bird
The Saint Helena plover (Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae), locally known as the wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint
Saint_Helena_plover
Subspecies of bird
The western snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus) is a small wader in the plover bird family. They are currently federally listed under the U.S.
Western_snowy_plover
Species of bird
The pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus), also known as the pied lapwing, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is a bird of least concern
Pied_plover
Family of birds
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The family contains 69 species that are divided into 12 genera. The family
Charadriidae
Species of bird
The Madagascar plover (Anarhynchus thoracicus), also known as the black-banded plover, is a small (37 g) monogamous shorebird in the family Charadriidae
Madagascar_plover
Popular bulletin board system
Plover-NET, often misspelled Plovernet, was a popular bulletin board system in the early 1980s. Hosted in New York state and originally owned and operated
Plover-NET
Species of bird
The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident
White-crowned_lapwing
Species of bird
Forbes's plover (Thinornis forbesi) or Forbes's banded plover is a small wader. This plover is resident in much of west Africa, mainly on inland rivers
Forbes's_plover
Species of bird
Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35–40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy
Kittlitz's_plover
Species of bird
The Caspian plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus) is a wader in the plover family of birds. The specific asiaticus is Latin and means "Asian",[citation needed]
Caspian_plover
Species of bird
The greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is often given as "greater sandplover"
Greater_sand_plover
Mountain in England
Plover Hill is an area of moorland lying to the north of Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales and connected to it by an unbroken area of high ground. Whilst
Plover_Hill
Species of bird
The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where
Hooded_plover
Species of bird
The long-billed plover (Thinornis placidus) is a species of wading bird in the family Charadriidae. It can be found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia
Long-billed_plover
Species of bird
The Malaysian plover or Malay plover (Anarhynchus peronii, syn. Charadrius peronii) is a small (c. 35–42 g) wader that nests on beaches and salt flats
Malaysian_plover
Species of bird
(Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in
Northern_lapwing
Species of bird
The puna plover (Anarhynchus alticola) is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
Puna_plover
Species of bird
The collared plover (Anarhynchus collaris) is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae. It lives along coasts and riverbanks of the tropical
Collared_plover
Pair of piping plovers in Chicago, US
2017 – May 13, 2022) and Rose (died circa 2022) were a pair of piping plovers, who gained local fame in 2019 for being the first pair to successfully
Monty_and_Rose
Record label
Dual Plover (stylized dualpLOVER) is an Australian independent record label founded in Sydney in 1995 by Lucas Abela and Swerve Harris. Dual Plover's first
Dual_Plover
Species of bird
Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a rare wader endemic to southernmost South America. It was long placed in with the other plovers in the family
Magellanic_plover
Species of bird
The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris, syn.: Thinornis tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident and
Three-banded_plover
Historic church in Wisconsin, United States
The Old Plover Methodist Church is located in Plover, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The church was built
Old_Plover_Methodist_Church
Genus of birds
Thinornis is a genus of plovers in the family Charadriidae. The genus Thinornis was introduced in 1844 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray to
Thinornis
Species of bird
The diademed sandpiper-plover or diademed plover (Phegornis mitchellii) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae
Diademed_sandpiper-plover
Reservoir in New Territories, Hong Kong
Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong by surface areas
Plover_Cove_Reservoir
Subfamily of birds
Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches (25 to 41 cm) in length. The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing", and "dotterel"
Lapwing
British single-seat naval fighter aircraft
The Parnall Plover was a British single-seat naval fighter aircraft of the 1920s. Designed and built by George Parnall & Co. for use on Royal Navy aircraft
Parnall_Plover
Topics referred to by the same term
There are two towns in Wisconsin named Plover: Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin This disambiguation page lists articles
Plover_(town),_Wisconsin
Species of bird
The chestnut-banded plover (Anarhynchus pallidus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. This species has a large range, being distributed across
Chestnut-banded_plover
Species of shorebird of the family Charadriidae from Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
The white-fronted plover or white-fronted sandplover (Anarhynchus marginatus) is a small (45-50 g) shorebird of the family Charadriidae that inhabits sandy
White-fronted_plover
Lighthouse
Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand
Plover_Scar_Lighthouse
Species of bird
certain areas of New Zealand. It is also called the New Zealand plover or red-breasted plover, and its Māori names include tūturiwhatu, pukunui, and kūkuruatu
New_Zealand_dotterel
Species of bird
two-banded plover has at times been considered conspecific with the puna plover (A. alticola) but now some treat the two as a superspecies. The puna plover is
Two-banded_plover
City in Iowa, United States
Plover is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 50 at the time of the 2020 census. Plover was platted in 1883, soon after
Plover,_Iowa
British naval vessel
HMS Plover was a coastal minelayer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. She laid over 15,000 mines during World War II and remained on active duty
HMS_Plover_(M26)
Species of bird
names include Australian plover, inland plover, desert plover and prairie plover. The inland dotterel is a medium-sized plover with a distinctive cryptic
Inland_dotterel
Town in Portage County, Wisconsin
Plover is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town reported on its website a population of 1,565. The Village
Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin
Plover,_Portage_County,_Wisconsin
Country park in New Territories, Hong Kong
Plover Cove Country Park (Chinese: 船灣郊野公園) is a country park in Hong Kong located in the Northeastern New Territories. The original country park was established
Plover_Cove_Country_Park
Genus of birds
Anarhynchus is a genus of plovers consisting of 24 species. Many Anarhynchus species are characterised by partial collars, rather than full breast bands
Anarhynchus
Species of bird
lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), referred to as the sociable plover in the UK, is a wader in the plover family. It is a fully migratory bird, breeding in Kazakhstan
Sociable_lapwing
Fjord in Siberia
Providence Bay. Plover Bay takes its name from HMS Plover, a British ship which overwintered in Emma Harbor in 1848–1849. HMS Plover with captain Thomas
Providence_Bay
Topics referred to by the same term
Plover may refer to: Plover, Wisconsin, a village in Portage County Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, a town Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin, a town
Plover, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
Plover,_Wisconsin_(disambiguation)
Plover was launched at Liverpool in 1788. Her whereabouts between 1798 and 1802 are currently obscure. She became a Liverpool-based slave ship in 1802
Plover_(1788_ship)
Dune system in California
the park's busiest, and occurs during the plover nesting season. Yet, year after year, large numbers of plover nests are found at nesting sites closest
Guadalupe-Nipomo_Dunes
Species of bird
The white-faced plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) is a small shorebird predominantly found along the coastal shores of subtropical and tropical eastern Asia
White-faced_plover
Species of bird
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. The
Spur-winged_lapwing
Species of bird
double-banded plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus), known as the banded dotterel or pohowera in New Zealand, is a species of bird in the plover family. Two subspecies
Double-banded_plover
Genus of birds
Charadrius is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century
Charadrius
Genus of birds
Pluvialis is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds comprising four species that breed in the temperate or Arctic Northern Hemisphere. In breeding
Pluvialis
United States historic place
MV Plover is an 11-ton, 17-passenger ferry in Whatcom County, Washington, built in 1944, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. She
MV_Plover
Island group in Nunavut, Canada
The uninhabited Plover Islands are an archipelago, members of the Arctic Archipelago and the Ungava Bay Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut
Plover_Islands
Species of bird
The black-winged lapwing. black-winged plover or greater black-winged lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) is an east African species that is found from the
Black-winged_lapwing
Village of Hong Kong
(Chinese: 龍尾) is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove in the west of Tai Mei
Lung_Mei,_Tai_Po_District
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
known for congregating daily at waterholes. Nesting sandgrouse and many plovers carry water to their young by wetting their belly feathers. Some birds
Bird
Species of bird
wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus), also known as the Senegal wattled plover or simply wattled lapwing, is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders
African_wattled_lapwing
Species of bird
Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Buttonquail, thick-knees, sheathbills, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, painted-snipes, jacanas, Plains-wanderer, seedsnipes"
Eurasian_stone-curlew
Suborder of birds
number of species are based on AviList v2025. Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover) — 1 species, 1 genus Chionidae (Sheathbills) — 2 species, 1 genus Burhinidae
Charadrii
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Plover (AMc-3) was a Pipit-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in
USS_Plover_(AMc-3)
by census, as carried out for the piping plover; using the transect method, as done for the mountain plover; and beginning in 2012 by satellite, with
Lists of organisms by population
Lists_of_organisms_by_population
Species of bird
The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) is a lapwing species that occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern
Blacksmith_lapwing
Species of bird endemic to New Zealand
The wrybill or wrybill plover (Anarhynchus frontalis) (Māori: ngutuparore) is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species of bird
Wrybill
California State wildlife preserve
Landing's snowy plovers stage a comeback". Sunset Magazine. p. 189. Retrieved December 8, 2010. "Elkhorn Slough Birds: Snowy Plover". Elkhorn Slough
Moss_Landing_Wildlife_Area
Clade of reptiles
Nest of a plover (Charadrius)
Dinosaur
British actor (born 1955)
which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He had recurring roles as Christopher Plover on The Magicians and St. John Powell on Mad Men. Shaughnessy was a series
Charles_Shaughnessy
Birds of the order Charadriiformes
rainfall patterns. Some of the Arctic species, such as the sanderling and grey plover, are amongst the longest distance migrants, spending the non-breeding season
Wader
Species of bird
pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive
Oriental_pratincole
Species of bird
Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Buttonquail, thick-knees, sheathbills, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, painted-snipes, jacanas, Plains-wanderer, seedsnipes"
Great_stone-curlew
Genus of birds
Javan, and masked lapwings). The latter species are the largest of the plover family, since several exceed 30 cm (12 in). The genus Vanellus was erected
Vanellus
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