page_title: List of birds of Chile
section_title: Plovers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Chile / Plovers
caption_attribution_description: Southern Lapwing of the race Vanellus chilensis chilensis at Valdivia, Chile
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. The SACC list includes species recorded in mainland Chile, on the Chilean islands of the Cape Horn area, on other islands and waters near the mainland, and on and around the Juan Fernández Islands. The list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are also those of the SACC.
  The avifauna of Chile has 506 confirmed species, of which 12 are endemic, 113 are rare or vagrants, five have been introduced by humans, and two are extinct or extirpated. An additional seven species are hypothetical. Thirty-five of the species on the Chilean SACC list are globally threatened.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories.
  (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Chile
  Endemic - a species endemic to Chile
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Chile as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC
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. Fourteen species have been recorded in Chile.
  American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica
  Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
  Tawny-throated dotterel, Oreopholus ruficollis
  Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
  Andean lapwing, Vanellus resplendens
  Rufous-chested dotterel, Charadrius modestus
  Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
  Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
  Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (V)
  Collared plover, Charadrius collaris
  Puna plover, Charadrius alticola
  Two-banded plover, Charadrius falklandicus
  Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus
  Diademed sandpiper-plover, Phegornis mitchellii
caption: Southern lapwing, a conspicuous bird of open country.
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