page_title: List of birds of Madeira
section_title: Plovers and lapwings
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Madeira / Plovers and lapwings
caption_attribution_description: Charadrius dubius
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Madeira. The avifauna of Madeira include a total of 353 species, of which two are endemic, and 9 have been introduced by humans. The two listed species that are extinct. 14 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Madeira.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Madeira
  Endemic - a species endemic to Madeira
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Madeira as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  {Extinct} Extinct globally - a species 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 (A)
  European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria (A)
  American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
  Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A)
  Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (A)
  Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
  Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula (A)
  Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
  Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (A)
  Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (A)
caption: Little ringed plover
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