Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Gray Plover
UK name: Grey Plover
The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pluvialis squatarola
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Gray Plover
- English (UK)
- Grey Plover
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pluvialis squatarola squatarola
- Pluvialis squatarola tomkovichi
- Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tringa Squatarola
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality Sweden, Hartert, antea, p. 1553.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.149
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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