Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
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Length: 9.5 inches
Medium-sized, long-winged shorebird
White wing stripe
White rump
Short, fairly thick, dark bill
Legs black ...
Black-bellied Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola )
Black-Bellied Plover, La Jolla Shores Beach, La Jolla, California
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
The Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a fairly common shorebird species which breeds in the arctic tundra and winters along all the coasts of the United States and Mexico southward to South ...
Black-bellied Plovers are uncommon in the Weaselhead/Glenmore Park area during the months of May, September and October. Between May and September they are rare and from October through April, they are absent.
Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2008
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
[Black-bellied Plover.]
CHARADRIUS HELVETICUS. Linn.
[Pluvialis squatarola.] ...
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) ...
Black-bellied Plover
Birding the Richardson Bay shore (in early May), Don Reinberg and I spotted a group of 5 Black-bellied Plovers pushed up close to the shoreline path at high tide.
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola. Common in winter, spring, and fall, and rare in summer in Gulf Coast region. In Mountain and Inland Coastal Plain regions, rare in spring and fall.
Black-bellied Plovers migrate to Florida coastal regions and sometimes to large lakes inland. Populations are greatest during fall and winter. They return to the Arctic tundra to breed.
Black-bellied Plover Information and Photos South Dakota Birds and Birding
Black-bellied Plover Information Animal Diversity Web
Pictures of Black-bellied Plover on Flickr Flickr Field Guide: Birds of the World ...
Black-bellied Plover
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Clapper Rail
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Gray Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Bullhead, Silver Plover, Beetle-Head, Black-Breast, Bottle-Head, Bullhead, Chuckly-Head, Gump, Hollow-Head, May Cock, Mud Plover, Owl-Head, Ox-Eye, Pilot, Swiss Plover, Whistling Plover
Bird Family : ...
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, CA, 01 Jan
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica: Black Dirt Region of Orange County, NY, 11 Sep ...
Red-breasted Merganser (1) Peregrine Falcon (1 imm.) Black-bellied Plover (1) Am.
Remarks Somewhat smaller than its close relative the Black-bellied Plover, the species with which it is most likely to be confused, it may be distinguished by its generally darker appearance.
Similar to Black-bellied Plover, but more graceful, with a finer bill and "cuter" expression. Easy to distinguish from a Black-bellied in flight, since Black-bellied has black "armpits" and a pale rump (a more uniform gray in American Golden-Plover).
American Golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) ...
Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica - the American and Pacific Golden Plovers were formerly considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) (as "Lesser Golden Plover"; Sangster et al., 2002)
Grey Plover or Black-bellied Plover, ...
 See also: Plover, Sandpiper, Killdeer, Purple, Piping Plover
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