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Actual Scientific name : French name English name
Charadrius asiaticus Pluvier asiatique  Caspian Plover 
Charadrius forbesi Pluvier de Forbes  Forbe's Plover 
Charadrius hiaticula tundrae Pluvier Grand gravelot  Common Ringed Plover 
Charadrius leschenaultii Pluvier de Leschenault   
Charadrius marginatus mechowi Pluvier à front blanc  White-fronted Plover 
Charadrius mongolus Pluvier de Mongolie  Lesser sand plover 
Charadrius pecuarius Pluvier pâtre  Kittlitz's Plover 
Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris Pluvier à triple collier  Three-banded Plover 
Himantopus himantopus Echasse blanche  Common (Black-winged) Stilt 
Pluvialis squatarola Pluvier argenté  Grey Plover 
Recurvirostra avosetta Avocette à tête noire   
Vanellus albiceps Vanneau à tête blanche  White-headed Lapwing, White-crowned Lapwing 
Vanellus armatus Vanneau armé ou ramoneur  Blacksmith Lapwing 
Vanellus coronatus coronatus Vanneau couronné  Crowned Lapwing 
Vanellus crassirostris leucoptera Vanneau à face blanche  Long-toed Lapwing 
Vanellus lugubris Vanneau terne  Lesser Black-winged Lapwing 
Vanellus senegallus lateralis Vanneau caronculé  Wattled Lapwing 
Vanellus spinosus Vanneau à éperons   
Vanellus supercilliosus Vanneau à poitrine chatain  Brown-chested Lapwing 



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This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.

The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.

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