Plovers & Lapwings in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 6 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cyprus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made