| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Charadrius bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 |
Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790 |
Endemic to South America | ||
| Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 |
Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818 |
White-fronted plover | Southeast Atlantic | |
| Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824 |
Piping plover | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein, 1823 |
South America | ||
| Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Charadrius obscurus Gmelin, 1789 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1852 |
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Charadrius pecuarius Temminck, 1823 |
Southeast Atlantic | ||
| Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865 |
Malaysian plover | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Charadrius placidus Gray & Gray, 1863 |
Asia and Western Pacific | ||
| Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 |
Semipalmated plover | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Charadrius veredus Gould, 1848 |
Oriental plover | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Killdeer | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814 |
Western Atlantic |