Order CHARADRIIFORMES Family Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus) ...
Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
White-headed Plover, Vanellus albiceps
Southern Lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Grey-headed Lapwing, Vanellus cinereus
Crowned Lapwing, Vanellus coronatus ...
Northern Lapwing
Both Sexes
Black, green and white plumage with wispy crest.
Vanellus vanellus ...
Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Long-toed Lapwing, Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Plover, Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Plover, Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing, Vanellus tectus
White-headed Lapwing, Vanellus albiceps ...
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasia.
Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing (photo)
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers
Caldiris
Calidris ruficollis - Red-necked Stint
Calidris minuta - Little Stint
Calidris temminckii - Temminck's Stint ...
And finally there is the Northern Lapwing (family Charadriidae - Plovers), that in spring time regularly floats over our garden, saying its terrible 'kivit'. But alas, we have no acceptable pictures of any of these birds.
 See also: Lapwing, Sparrow, White stork, Robin, Eagle
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