Plovers & Lapwings in Iran
Our list for Iran has 7 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 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