Family Charadriidae: Lapwings and Plovers

  1. RARE (Annual or probably annual in small numbers; most such species occur at the  perimeter of Alaska, in season; a few are scarce residents)
  2. CASUAL (Not annual; these species are beyond the periphery of annual range, but recur in Alaska at irregular intervals, usually in seasonal and regional patterns)
  3. ACCIDENTAL (One or two Alaska records)
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus (3) Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (3)
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (1)
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria (3) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius (2)
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus (1)
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus (1)

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Last updated: August 19, 2007