Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Grysstrandkiewiet
Common Names in Albanian:
Gjelza Pikaloshe
Common Names in Asturian:
Pollu Cardexu
Common Names in Azerbaijani:
Tules
Common Names in Basque:
Pigre Gris
Common Names in Breton:
Ar Morlivid-Aod
Common Names in Catalan:
Fuell Gris
Common Names in Catalan (Balears):
Fuell Gris
Common Names in Chinese:
[hui Heng]
Common Names in Cornish:
Cornwhylen Los
Common Names in Croatian:
Zlatar Pijukavac
Common Names in Czech:
Kulk Bled
Common Names in Danish:
Strandhjejle
Common Names in Dutch:
Zilverplevier
Common Names in Emiliano-romagnolo:
Uciln
Common Names in English:
Beetle-Head, Black Bellied Plover, Black-Bellied Plover, Black-Breast, Bottle-Head, Bullhead, Chuckly-Head, Gray Plover, Grey Plover, Gump, Hollow-Head, May Cock, Mud Plover, Owl-Head, Ox-Eye, Pilot, Swiss Plover, Whistling Plover
Common Names in Esperanto:
Ar^genta Pluvio
Common Names in Estonian:
Pl
Common Names in Faroese:
Fjrulgv
Common Names in Finnish:
Tundrakurmitsa
Common Names in French:
Pluvier Ventre Noir, Pluvier Argentè, Pluvier Argenté, Pluvier Argent
Common Names in Frisian:
Slykwilster
Common Names in Gaelic:
Trlleachan
Common Names in Galician:
Pigre Gris
Common Names in German:
Kiebitzregenpfeifer
Common Names in Guadeloupean Creole :
Pluvier Gris
Common Names in Guarani:
Mbatuirusu
Common Names in Haitian Creole Frenc:
Plivye Vant Nwa
Common Names in Hebrew:
חופזי מנומר
Common Names in Hungarian:
Ezstlile
Common Names in Icelandic:
Grla
Common Names in Indonesian:
Cerek Besar
Common Names in Inuktitut:
Anngilik
Common Names in Irish:
Feadg Ghlas
Common Names in Italian:
Pivieressa
Common Names in Japanese:
ダイゼン, Daisen
Common Names in Latin:
Charadrius squatarola
Common Names in Latvian:
Juras Kivite
Common Names in Lithuanian:
Jurinis Sejikas
Common Names in Malay:
Rapang Kelabu
Common Names in Maltese:
Pluviera Pastarda
Common Names in Manx:
Feddag Ghlass
Common Names in Norwegian:
Strandlo
Common Names in Polish:
Siewnica
Common Names in Portuguese:
Batuira-Cinzenta, Tarambola-Cinzenta
Common Names in Portuguese (Brazil):
Batura-Cinzenta, Batuiruu-De-Axila-Preta
Common Names in Romansh:
Gravarel D'argient
Common Names in Russian:
Тулес, Tулес, Tuless
Common Names in Scots:
Trilleachan
Common Names in Serbian:
Sivi Zujavac
Common Names in Slovak:
Kulk Bled
Common Names in Slovenian:
Crna Prosenka
Common Names in Spanish:
Chorlito De Vientre Negro, Chorlito Gris, Chorlo Gris
Common Names in Spanish (Argentine):
Chorlo Artico
Common Names in Spanish (Chile):
Chorlo rtico
Common Names in Spanish (Costa Rica):
Chorlito Gris
Common Names in Spanish (Cuba):
Pluvial Cabezn
Common Names in Spanish (Dominican R:
Playero
Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):
Playero Panza Negra
Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):
Chorlo Gris
Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):
Chorlito Gris
Common Names in Spanish (Paraguay):
Chorlo rtico
Common Names in Spanish (Uruguay):
Chorlo Gris
Common Names in Swahili:
Kitwitwi Kijivu
Common Names in Swedish:
Kustpipare
Common Names in Tamil:
[kannadi Al Katti]
Common Names in Turkish:
Gri Yagmur Kusu
Common Names in Valencian:
Torlit
Common Names in Vietnamese:
Choi Choi Xm
Common Names in Welsh:
Cornicyll Llwyd
Description
Physical Description
Adult : Head : Crown: gray-white Face : Chin: black Color: black Eyebrow Line : white Forehead: gray-white Bill: black Length : short Shape : stout Neck: white stripe on back sides, black in front Body: Belly: black Breast: black Rump : white Shape: chunky Size: fairly large Upperparts: black with gray spots Tail: Uppertail Coverts: white.Adult Breeding Season : Head: broad white stripe from forehead to side of breast Crown: gray-white Face: Chin: black Color: black Eyebrow Line: white Forehead: gray-white Bill: black Length: short Shape: stout Neck: white stripe on back sides, black in front Body: Belly: white Breast: black Rump: white Shape: chunky Size: fairly large Underparts: black Upperparts: marbled with black, pale gray, and white Tail: Uppertail Coverts: white.Adult Winter: Head: pale gray-brown, mottled with white Crown: gray-white Ear Coverts: dusky Face: Chin: black Color: pale gray-brown, mottled with white Eyebrow Line: white, mottled with dusky Forehead: white, mottled with dusky Bill: black Length: short Shape: stout Neck: white stripe on back sides, black in front Throat : white, mottled with dusky Body: Belly: white Breast: pale gray- brown, mottled with white Rump: white Shape: chunky Size: fairly large Upperparts: dusky-brown mixed with pale brown and white Legs : Leg Color: gray Tail: white, barred with black Crissum: white Uppertail Coverts: white.Young: Head: pale gray-brown, mottled with white Crown: gray-white Ear Coverts: dusky Face: Chin: black Color: pale gray-brown, mottled with white Eyebrow Line: white, mottled with dusky Forehead: white, mottled with dusky Bill: black Length: short Shape: stout Neck: white stripe on back sides, black in front Throat: white, mottled with dusky Body: Belly: white Breast: more heavily marked than adult Rump: white Shape: chunky Size: fairly large Upperparts: boldly spotted with yellowish to buffy Legs: Leg Color: gray Tail: white, barred with black Crissum: white Uppertail Coverts: white.
Color:
Adult
alternate: Black face
, throat
, and breast · White border
to black face and throat · Pale
gray crown and nape · Black and white spotted back and wings · White belly and undertail coverts
Adult basic: Medium gray upperparts with paler edging · Pale gray breast · White supercilium · White underparts · Black axillars visible in flight
Juvenile
: Similar to adult basic but upperparts have more contrast · Black and white spotted tertials · Finely streaked
breast · White supercilium · Black axillars visible in flight.
Size/Age/Growth
About 11.5 to 13 inches long, with a wingspan of 22 to 25 inches. Adults weigh about 7.8 ounces .
Habitat
Found on mud flats and sandy beaches.
Vegetation: coastal sand beaches and mudflats, coastal rocky beaches • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low
Biology
Diet
Primarily aquatic invertebrates .
Reproduction
- Clutch Size: 4
- Length of Incubation : 26-27 days
- Days to Fledge : 35-45
- Number of Broods: 1
Migration
Migratory
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
()
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
American Golden Plover, Pacific Golden Plover
Members of the genus Pluvialis
There are approximately 19 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 (American Golden Plover) · P. obscura (New Zealand Dotterel) · P. squatarola (Black-Bellied Plover) · P. squatarola cynosurae (American Black-Bellied Plover) · P. squatarola dominica · P. squatarola squatarola (Black-Bellied Plover) · P. squatarola tomkovichi · P. squatarola wymani
More Info
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Further Reading
- A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas / George D. Potts, Joseph T. Collins. [Lawrence, Kan.]: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. ENG url p. 10.
- A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology By W London, Printed for Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1837-1852 ENG url p. 86, p. 88, p. 90, p. 92.
- An ecological characterization of Coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth) / Stewart I. Fefer and Patricia S. Schettig: principal investigators. Newton Corner, Mass.: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, 1980. ENG url p. 5.
- 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.
- Birds in Kansas / Max C. Thompson and Charles Ely. Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History: c1989- ENG url p. 203.
- Birds of the Northwest: a hand-book of the ornithology of the region drained by the Missouri River and its tributaries / by Elliott Coues. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1874. ENG url p. 448.
- Buletinul Societii de ciine din Bucureci, Roma = Bulletin de la Soci des sciences de Bucarest, Roumanie. Bucureti: Societatea, 1892-1911. RUM url p. 226.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 75.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 30, p. 36, p. 37, p. 43, p. 46, p. 47, p. 54.
- Catalogue of British Birds in the Collection of the British Museum / by G.R. Gray. London, 1863. ENG url p. 138.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 187.
- FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. ENG url p. 132.
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 80.
- Journal of shellfish research. [S.l.: National Shellfisheries Association, 1981- url p. 359.
- MagyarorszMadarai; a hazai madilmegismernek vezonala. 170 eredeti szrajzzal 9 mumellettel, irta Dr. Madar Gyula. Anhang: Die V ungarns; Auszug in deutscher Sprache. Budapest, 1899-1903. HUN url p. 344.
- Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931- ENG url p. 15, p. 248, p. 47, p. 73.
- Oceanus. [Woods Hole, Mass., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution] ENG url p. 39.
- Ornithologie europne, ou, Catalogue descriptif, analytique et raisonnes oiseaux observen Europe. Paris; J.B. Bailli, 1867. FRE url p. 128.
- Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. ENG url p. 487.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. ENG url p. 16.
- The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah, M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University. ENG url p. 248, p. 519.
- The birds of Sibuyan Island, Romblon Province, Philippines: with particular reference to elevational distribution and biogeographic affinities / Steven M. Goodman, David E. Willard, Pedro C. Gonzales. [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1995. ENG url p. 18.
- The birds of southeastern Madagascar / Steven M. Goodman [et al.]. [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1997. ENG url p. 131, p. 37.
- The ecology of Tijuana Estuary, California: a national estuarine research reserve / by Joy B. Zedler, Christopher S. Nordby and Barbara E. Kus. [Washington, D.C.: NOAA Office of Coastal Resource Management, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division], 1992. ENG url p. 68.
Notes
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 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- New Brunswick Museum, NBM birds
- 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
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
- Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851167
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-176567
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14376784
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 176567
- IUCN ID: 49137
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNNB02010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 853
