Plovers & Lapwings in United Arab Emirates
Our list for United Arab Emirates has 7 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Arab Emirates in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorRare26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
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