Vanellus
- White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
The White-crowned Lapwing has a white forehead and crown, gray face, brown back, and white underside. It walks along riversides looking for insects and other small invertebrates.
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
This lapwing is marked in black and white, with a red eye. It forages near water and pairs defend territories.
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
The Southern Lapwing is a plover with a black-and-white patterned head, red legs and a habit of searching the ground for small animals.
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
The Grey-headed Lapwing has a grey head, yellow legs, and a dark breast band; it breeds in Japan and northeastern China.
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
The Crowned Lapwing lives in open grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. Adults have a white ring around the black head and search the ground for ants, termites, and other insects.
- Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
This wetland bird has long toes that let it walk on floating vegetation. Its native range is split among separate areas of Africa.
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
The River Lapwing is seen along rivers in India. Its black, grey, and brown plumage and raised black crest are distinctive.
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
A migratory bird with a dark cap and sandy plumage that travels between Central Asia and regions including South Asia.
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
A bird with a black head and breast, red bill, and red skin in front of the eyes. It is often found in pairs or small groups in grasslands and marshes.
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
It lives around wetlands in Central Asia and the Middle East, with pale sandy plumage and long yellow legs. In flight its wings show brown, black and white, and the tail is white. It is a very rare vagrant to Britain.
- Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
A small lapwing that walks over dry savanna and short grass while looking for insects. White on the forehead and belly, plus a white wing patch in flight, helps identify it.
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
The Yellow-wattled Lapwing is a plover of dry, open country in the Indian subcontinent. It may make short movements in response to rain.
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
A plover with a long crest and glossy green plumage. It breeds in lowland Britain and is also widespread in lowlands and coastal wetlands in winter.
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
A bird with a black head and breast, red bill, and red skin in front of the eyes. It is often found in pairs or small groups in grasslands and marshes.
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
A migratory bird with a dark cap and sandy plumage that travels between Central Asia and regions including South Asia.
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
A bird of open areas near water. Small, spur-like projections on its wings give it its English name.
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
The Southern Lapwing is a plover with a black-and-white patterned head, red legs and a habit of searching the ground for small animals.
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
The Grey-headed Lapwing has a grey head, yellow legs, and a dark breast band; it breeds in Japan and northeastern China.
- Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
A lapwing with a black head, white facial markings and a long crest. The bill is red with a black tip and the legs are pink. It lives in dry grassland, sandy areas and other open habitats in Africa.
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
The River Lapwing is seen along rivers in India. Its black, grey, and brown plumage and raised black crest are distinctive.
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
The Yellow-wattled Lapwing is a plover of dry, open country in the Indian subcontinent. It may make short movements in response to rain.
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
The African Wattled Lapwing is a large brown plover with yellow legs and yellow facial wattles beside the bill.
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
This open-country plover is notable for its yellow facial wattles and a spur on each wing.
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
This lapwing is marked in black and white, with a red eye. It forages near water and pairs defend territories.