idae ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁Char ad ri idae ▁includes ▁the ▁p lo vers , ▁dot ter els ▁and ▁lap w ings . ▁They ▁are ▁small ▁to ▁medium - s ized ▁birds ▁with ▁compact ▁bodies , ▁short , ▁thick ▁ne cks ▁and ▁long , ▁usually ▁pointed , ▁wings . ▁They ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁open ▁country ▁world wide , ▁mostly ▁in ▁habit ats ▁near ▁water . ▁There ▁are ▁twelve ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Northern ▁lap wing , ▁Van ell us ▁van ell us ▁Sp ur - wing ed ▁lap wing , ▁Van ell us ▁sp inos us ▁Soci able ▁lap wing , ▁Van ell us ▁gre g arius ▁European ▁golden ▁p lo ver , ▁Pl uv ial is ▁apr ic aria ▁Pacific ▁golden ▁p lo ver , ▁Pl uv ial is ▁ful va ▁( A ) ▁Grey ▁p lo ver , ▁Pl uv ial is ▁squ atar ola ▁Common ▁ring ed ▁p lo ver , ▁Char ad ri us ▁hi atic ula ▁Little ▁ring ed ▁p lo ver , ▁Char ad ri us ▁dub ius ▁Kent ish ▁p lo ver , ▁Char ad ri us ▁a lex andr inus ▁Gre ater ▁sand ▁p lo ver , ▁Char ad ri us ▁les chen ault ii ▁C asp ian ▁p lo ver , ▁Char ad ri us ▁asi atic us ▁E uras ian ▁dot ter el , ▁Char ad ri us ▁mor in ell us ▁ ▁Sand pip ers ▁and ▁al lies ▁Order : ▁Char ad ri iformes Family : ▁S