European golden plover

European golden plover
Adult in breeding plumage
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Pluvialis
Species:
P. apricaria
Binomial name
Pluvialis apricaria
Synonyms
  • Charadrius apricarius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Charadrius pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758

The European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), also known as the Eurasian golden plover, or just the golden plover within Europe, is a relatively large species of plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers, the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, and Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva, which are both slightly smaller, slimmer and longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary (armpit) feathers (visible in flight, and when the bird stretches its wings on the ground).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pluvialis apricaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693727A86551440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693727A86551440.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.