Pluvialis apricaria (Eurasian Golden Plover)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Goudplevier

Common Names in English:

Eurasian Golden Plover, Eurasian Golden-Plover, European Golden Plover, European Golden-Plover, Golden Plover, Greater Golden Plover, Greater Golden-Plover, Pacific Golden Plover

Common Names in Finnish:

Kapustarinta, Siperiankurmitsa

Common Names in French:

Pluvier Dorè, Pluvier Doré, Pluvier Dor�

Common Names in German:

Goldregenpfeifer

Common Names in Hebrew:

חופזי זהוב

Common Names in Italian:

Piviere Dorato

Common Names in Japanese:

ヨーロッパムナグロ

Common Names in Russian:

Золотистая ржанка, Zolotistaya Rzhanka

Common Names in Spanish:

Chorlito Dorado Común, Chorlito Dorado Europeo

Common Names in Swedish:

Ljungpipare

Common Names in unspecified:

Greater Golden-Plover

Description

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Family Charadriidae

A family of birds that includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed , wings.

Physical Description

Adult : Face : Eyebrow Line : white band Forehead: white band Bill: black Size: small Neck: blackish with bright gold spots on back and white band on side Body: Sides: white band Underparts: black with white stripe separating underparts and upperparts Legs : Leg Color: dark Leg Length: short Tail: Undertail Coverts: whitish.

Size/Age/Growth

About 11 inches long, with a wingspan of 22 to 22 inches. Adults weigh about 7.5 ounces .

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :4.4Grassland - Temperate

Biology

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Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Ciconiiformes () - Bonaparte, 1854 - Albatrosses, Alcids
        Suborder: Charadrii () - Huxley, 1867
        Infraorder: Charadriides () - �
        Parvorder: Charadriida ()
        Superfamily: Charadrioidea () - Vigors, 1825
        Family: Charadriidae () - Vigors, 1825 - Plovers
        Subfamily: Charadriinae ()
        Genus: Pluvialis () - Brisson, 1760
        Specific name: apricaria - (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Scientific name: - Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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American Golden Plover, Pacific Golden Plover

Members of the genus Pluvialis

There are approximately 21 species in this genus:

P. aegyptius · P. apricaria (Eurasian Golden-Plover) · P. apricaria altifrons (European Golden-Plover) · P. apricaria apricaria (European Golden-Plover) · P. apricaria oreophilos · P. apricarius · P. dominica (American Golden Plover) · P. dominica dominica (American Golden Plover) · P. dominica fulva (American Golden Plover) · P. dominicus · P. dubius · P. fulva (Pacific Golden Plover) · P. obscura · P. squatarola (Black-Bellied Plover) · P. squatarola cynosurae · P. squatarola dominica · P. squatarola squatarola · P. squatarola tomkovichi · P. squatarola wymani · P. squaterola · P. squatorola

Bibliography

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Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 24 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
European Environment Agency, EUNIS
GBIF-Sweden, Bird Ringing Centre in Sweden
Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
OZCAM
Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Birds
UK National Biodiversity Network, East Ayrshire Countryside Ranger Service - East Ayrshire Species Database
UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851164
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-176563
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816170
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 176561
IUCN ID: 49134
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 406461