Plovers (Charadriidae)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
French: Pluvier argenté German: Kiebitzregenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlito Gris
Other common names: Black-bellied/Silver Plover
Taxonomy:
Tringa Squatarola Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Squatarola. Monotypic.
Distribution: Arctic Russia, from Kanin Peninsula to Chukotskiy Peninsula and Anadyrskaya; Alaska E to Melville Peninsula and Baffin I. Winters on coasts of North and South America, W Europe, Africa, S Asia, Indonesia and Australia.
- Least Concern
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first summer plumage Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 27 weeks ago 25 sec 4 -
A bird on the water Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 29 weeks ago 25 sec 4 -
An adult in winter (basic) plumage bathing in a small freshwater lagoon. Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (Monotypic)
Don DesJardin 16 November 2008 1 year ago 41 sec 4 -
An adult in winter (basic) plumage foraging in a small freshwater lagoon. Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (Monotypic)
Don DesJardin 15 November 2007 1 year ago 42 sec 4 -
An adult in breeding plumage feeding on water Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 7 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage walking and foraging in swallow water Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 May 2006 2 years ago 33 sec 3.9
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Juvenile Caimare Chico, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 7 September 2008 33 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult male in breeding plumage in the snowy tundra Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 17 June 2008 51 weeks ago 3.5 -
A standing bird close the water. Jiayi County, Taiwan
alder 7 February 2008 1 year ago 3 -
Adult female breeding Caimare Chico, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 5 October 2008 42 weeks ago 2
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One call during migratory flight. Forêt de Sénart, France
Julien Rochefort 1 October 2007 9 weeks ago 4
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