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[[Image:Grey_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mw_aurora<br/>Winter plumaged bird taken on: Sanibel Island, Florida, USA]]
 
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==Identification==
 
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==Distribution==
 
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Breeds between 65&deg;N and 75&deg;N in the Arctic Tundra (north-eastern [[Europe]], northern [[Asia]] and northern [[Canada]]). The non-breeding range includes almost all coastlines between 55&deg;N and 40&deg;S.
 
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Monotypic.
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1032&Bird_Image_ID=1218&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1032&Bird_Image_ID=1218&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=39&bid=496 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=39&bid=496 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Revision as of 20:20, 25 June 2008

Pluvialis squatarola
Photo by mw_aurora
Winter plumaged bird taken on: Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Also known as Black-bellied Plover

Identification

Distribution

Breeds between 65°N and 75°N in the Arctic Tundra (north-eastern Europe, northern Asia and northern Canada). The non-breeding range includes almost all coastlines between 55°N and 40°S.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Behaviour

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Pluvialis squatarola (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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