Vitwitwi ni ndege wa nusufamilia ya Charadriinae katika familia Charadriidae. Spishi hizi ni ndogo kuliko zile za nusufamilia ya Vanellinae. Huonekana sana kando ya maji, lakini spishi nyingine huonekana pia mbugani au mashambani. Hutaga mayai yao ardhini, mara nyingi kwa pwani ya mbwe au mahali pengine penye mbwe. Hula wadudu, gegereka na nyungunyungu.
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Spishi za Afrika
- Charadrius alexandrinus, Kitwitwi Ukosi-mwekundu (Kentish Plover)
- Charadrius asiaticus, Kitwitwi Kidari-chekundu (Caspian Plover)
- Charadrius dubius, Kitwitwi Macho-njano (Little Ringed Plover)
- Charadrius forbesi, Kitwitwi wa Forbes (Forbes’s Plover)
- Charadrius hiaticula, Kitwitwi Mkufu-mweusi (Common Ringed Plover)
- Charadrius leschenaultii, Kitwitwi Mkia-mrefu (Greater Sand Plover)
- Charadrius marginatus, Kitwitwi Paji-jeupe (White-fronted Plover)
- Charadrius mongolus, Kitwitwi Koo-jeupe (Lesser Sand Plover)
- Charadrius morinellus, Kitwitwi Mchirizi-mweupe (Eurasian Dotterel)
- Charadrius pallidus, Kitwitwi Mkufu-mwekundu (Chestnut-banded Plover)
- Charadrius pecuarius, Kitwitwi Kipipi (Kittlitz’s Plover)
- Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Kitwitwi wa Santahelena (St. Helena Plover)
- Charadrius thoracicus, Kitwitwi wa Madagaska (Madagascar Plover)
- Charadrius tricollaris, Kitwitwi Mikufu-mitatu (Three-banded Plover)
- Pluvialis apricaria, Kitwitwi Dhahabu wa Ulaya (Eurasian Golden Plover)
- Pluvialis fulva, Kitwitwi Dhahabu wa Pasifiki (Pacific Golden Plover)
- Pluvialis squatarola, Kitwitwi Kijivu (Grey Plover or Black-bellied Plover)
Spishi za mabara mengine
- Charadrius alticola (Puna Plover)
- Charadrius asiaticus (Caspian Plover)
- Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded Plover)
- Charadrius collaris (Collared Plover)
- Charadrius falklandicus (Two-banded Plover)
- Charadrius javanicus (Javan Plover)
- Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover)
- Charadrius modestus (Rufous-chested Plover)
- Charadrius montanus (Mountain Plover)
- Charadrius nivosus (Snowy Plover)
- Charadrius obscurus (New Zealand Dotterel or Red-breasted Plover)
- Charadrius peronii (Malaysian Plover)
- Charadrius placidus (Long-billed Plover)
- Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover)
- Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover)
- Charadrius veredus (Oriental Plover)
- Charadrius vociferus (Killdeer)
- Charadrius wilsonia (Wilson's Plover)
- Elseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)
- Hoploxypterus cayanus (Pied Plover)
- Oreopholus ruficollis (Tawny-throated Dotterel)
- Phegornis mitchellii (Diademed Plover)
- Pluvialis dominica (American Golden Plover)
- Thinornis novaeseelandiae (Shore Dotterel)
- Thinornis rubricollis (Hooded Dotterel)
Picha
Kitwitwi ukosi-mwekundu
Kitwitwi macho-njano
Kitwitwi mkufu-mweusi
Kitwitwi kipipi
Kitwitwi wa Saint Helena
Kitwitwi dhahabu wa Ulaya
Kitwitwi dhahabu wa Pasifiki
Kitwitwi kijivu
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Wrybill
Littel ringed plover
Piping plover
Mountain plover
Long-billed plover
Red-capped plover
Semipalmated plover
Killdeer
Wilson’s plover
Black-fronted dotterel
American golden plover
Hooded plover
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