page_title: List of birds of Oman
section_title: Plovers and lapwings
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Oman / Plovers and lapwings
caption_attribution_description: English: Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus at/ near Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Oman. The avifauna of Oman include a total of 543 species, of which 7 have been introduced by humans. 27 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature generally follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition with a few changes based on the list of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect the Clements taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Oman.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Oman
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Oman as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Oman although populations exist elsewhere
  (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae
  The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
  Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
  European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria (A)
  American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
  Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva
  Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
  Spur-winged lapwing, Vanellus spinosus
  Gray-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus (A)
  Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus
  Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius
  White-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus
  Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus
  Greater sand-plover, Charadrius leschenaultii
  Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus
  Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
  Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
  Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
  Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (A)
caption: Red-wattled lapwing, a common resident in the north.
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