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;[[:Category:Pluvialis|Pluvialis]] squatarola | ;[[:Category:Pluvialis|Pluvialis]] squatarola | ||
[[Image:Grey_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mw_aurora<br/>Winter plumaged bird taken on: Sanibel Island, Florida, USA]] | [[Image:Grey_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mw_aurora<br/>Winter plumaged bird taken on: Sanibel Island, Florida, USA]] | ||
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<flashmp3>Pluvialis squatarola (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Pluvialis squatarola (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> |
Revision as of 01:11, 22 July 2008
Alternative name: Black-bellied Plover
- Pluvialis squatarola
Identification
Distribution
Breeds between 65°N and 75°N in the Arctic Tundra (north-eastern Europe, northern Asia and northern Canada). The non-breeding range includes almost all coastlines between 55°N and 40°S.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Pluvialis squatarola (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program