Plovers

Plovers are the second largest shorebird family in Malaysia, and are subdivided into three families: Lapwings; Large Plovers; and Small Plovers. All are visual feeders with short, thick bills and large eyes, and feed with a characteristic stop-start foraging action.

  • Common Ringed Plover

  • Greater Sand-Plover

    Very similar to Tibetan Sand-Plover, but slightly larger, longer-legged and with different proportions.

  • Grey Plover

    The largest Pluvialis plover, heavily spangled upperparts lack strong yellow tones.

  • Grey-headed Lapwing

    Brown, grey-headed lapwing with black pectoral band (adults), black-tipped yellow bill and long yellow legs.

  • Kentish Plover

    Small plover with white collar, plain pale brown upperparts. Shorter legs than sand-plovers. Breastband usually incomplete.

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Small plover with white collar, yellow eye-ring, dark brown upperparts, dark mask, complete breast band, pink or yellow legs, elongated body.

  • Long-billed Plover

  • Malaysian Plover

    Small plover with white collar, variegated pale brown upperparts and pale pinkish or yellowish legs.

  • Northern Lapwing

  • Oriental Plover

  • Pacific Golden Plover

    The smaller of the Pluvialis plovers, heavily spangled upperparts are generally yellow-toned. Elegant, with long legs and rather fine, sharp-tipped bill.

  • Red-wattled Lapwing

    Large, noisy, elegant, boldly-coloured lapwing with very long, yellow legs and red facial skin and bill base.

  • Siberian Sand Plover

  • Tibetan Sand Plover

    Larger and longer-legged than ‘white-collared’ plovers.

  • White-faced Plover

    Similar to Kentish Plover, but heavier-billed and paler above, with shorter lateral breast patches, broader white nuchal collar; lores and lower ear coverts mostly white.

  • Yellow-wattled Lapwing