Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. Bird species include more common lapwings, mallards, quails and pheasants. The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. Teals, mallards, gadwalls, herons, lapwings and some raptors have since been observed there. It is also the shortest-legged of the lapwings.