Robert Siegel
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Plovers, lapwings, and dotterels

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae

Tanzania

Plover royalty

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Crowned Lapwing or Crowner Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Reflection

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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Serengeti
July, 2012

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+ These pages are for the Birds

By type

+ Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos
+ Sulidae: Bobbies and Gannets
+ Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, Swans
+ Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
+ Anhingidae: Anhingas, Darters
+ Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants and Shags
+ Diomedeidae: Albatross
+ Alcedines (Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, Cerylidae): Kingfishers
+ Corvidae: Corvids - Crows and Ravens
+ Spheniscidae: Penguins
+ Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
+ Strigiformes (Strigidae, Tytonidae): Owls
+ Struthioniformes: Ratites -
Struthionidae: ostrich
Rheidae: rhea
Casuariidae: emu, cassowary
Apterygidae: kiwi
Aepyornithidae: elephant bird
Dinornithidae: moa)
+ Ramphastidae: toucans, toucanets, aracaris
+ Strigiformes (Strigidae, Tytonidae): Owls
+ Sagittariidae: Secretary bird
+ Pandionidae: Ospreys
+ Mimidae: Mockingbirds
+ Steatornithidae: Oilbirds
+ Laridae: Gulls
+ Picidae: Woodpeckers
+ Upupidae: Hoopoes
+ Nectariniidae: sunbirds - coming
+ Cracidae: Curassows
+ Columbidae: Doves and pigeons
+ Raptors
+ Darwin's finches
+ Misc Birdz

By location

North America

+ Birds of Palo Alto
+ Birds of the Palo Alto Baylands
+ Birds of the Stanford Dish
+ A coupla Yosemite birds
+ Birds of Florida

South America

+ Birdz of Chile
+ Birdz of Brazil
+ Birdz of Trinidad

Europe

+ Birdz of England

Asia

+ Birdz of India
+ Birdz of Borneo

Africa

+ Birdz of Botswana
+ Birdz of Tanzania
+ Birdz of South Africa
+ Birdz of Botswana
+ Birdz of Egypt
+ Birdz of Madagascar
+ Birdz of Kenya - coming

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Last modified: September 24, 2012
Created: September 24, 2012