Grey plover

Grey plover
Adult in breeding plumage in the Great Bay WMA, NJ.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Pluvialis
Species:
P. squatarola
Binomial name
Pluvialis squatarola
Geographical distribution of Grey Plover.
  Breeding
  Migration
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms

Tringa squatarola Linnaeus, 1758

Black-Bellied Plover in non-breeding plumage in Scarborough Marsh, ME

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.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2024). "Pluvialis squatarola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T22693749A254375039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22693749A254375039.en. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hayman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).