Editing Plover (section)

==Description==

Plovers are found throughout the world, with the exception of the [[Sahara]] and the [[Polar regions of Earth|polar regions]], and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like [[snipe]]s do. They feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on the habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups.<ref name=oxford>{{cite book | last = Perrins | first = Christopher | author-link =  Christopher Perrins | title = The New Encyclopedia of Birds | publisher = Oxford U. P. | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-19-852506-6 }} {{page needed|date=January 2019}}</ref> Plovers engage in false brooding, a type of [[distraction display]]. Examples include pretending to change position or to sit on an imaginary nest site.