Grey plover
| Grey plover | |
|---|---|
| Adult in breeding plumage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Pluvialis |
| Species: | P. squatarola |
| Binomial name | |
| Pluvialis squatarola | |
| English: Geographical distribution of Grey Plover. Breeding Migration Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tringa squatarola Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding.
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