Grey Plover
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| Grey Plover Conservation status: Lower risk (lc) | ||||||||||||||
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| Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the Black-bellied Plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover.
Adults are spotted black and white on the back and wings. Their face and neck are black with a white border; they have a black breast and a white rump. The legs are black.
Their breeding habitat is Arctic islands and coastal areas from northern Canada and Alaska to north-eastern Russia. They nest on the ground in a dry open area with good visibility.
They are migratory and winter in coastal areas ranging from southern Canada to Argentina and from Britain and Denmark to north-western Africa and the Mediterranean, as well as Australia.
These birds forage for food on beaches, tidal flats and fields, usually by sight. They eat insects, crustaceans and worms.
