Plovers & Lapwings in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 7 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 2 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
DotterelEudromias morinellusScarceRare20–22 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 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