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Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
) Breeding
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Juvenile
Class
:
Aves
Family
:
Charadriidae
Common Name
:
Black-bellied Plover
Genus
:
Pluvialis
Species Name
:
squatarola
About The Black-bellied Plover
Grey plovers run incredible amounts back and forth. They search for food by running short distances, pausing constantly as they track down small prey. They then continue their short sprint to pick up what they found. Although you can see grey plovers the entire year in the Netherlands, they don't nest here. They breed on the tundra, north of the timber-line. Should the tundra decrease in size due to climate change, the grey plover is one of the bird species to be affected. The bird could even become extinct. The best chance to see the grey plover in the Netherlands is on the tidal flats during bird migration in August till October and from March through May.
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Sites Where Observed
Location
Date
Notes
West Coast National Park, South Africa
1/5/2003
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
2/9/2006
Isla Santiago - James Bay, Galapagos Islands
12/4/2006
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
1/1/2007
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
2/16/2007
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
4/13/2007
Stone Harbor Point, New Jersey
6/17/2007
Sontecomapan, Veracruz
10/17/2007
Playa de Los Reyes, Nayarit
1/7/2008
Cay Caulker, Belize
1/22/2009
According to Howell/Webb, these are not found in Belize Cayes, but I saw several of them at the southeastern end of Caye Caulker on some mudflats near the airstrip.
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
11/29/2009
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
4/14/2012
Coyote Point County Park--harbor and marsh, California - Northern
8/12/2012
Foster City Beach, California - Northern
8/12/2012
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
9/23/2012
Cairns Esplanade, Australia
11/6/2012
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
12/13/2012
Pak Thale, Thailand
2/2/2013
Coyote Point County Park--harbor and marsh, California - Northern
3/23/2013
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
3/30/2013
Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas
4/16/2013
Galveston Island, Texas
4/18/2013
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
4/19/2013
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
8/5/2013
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
12/1/2013
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
1/1/2014
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
1/11/2014
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
1/14/2014
Elkhorn Slough, California - Northern
3/11/2014
Yosemite Slough, San Francisco
11/1/2014
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
12/27/2014
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
1/1/2015
Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern
1/10/2015
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
1/4/2016
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
11/3/2016
Ras Al Khor, United Arab Emirates
12/30/2016
Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
1/15/2017
I believe it is this species based on comparison of my photos of both species. Big eye, patchy breast, thick bill, white rump, black auxillaries.
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
1/29/2017
Ifaty, Madagascar
11/1/2017
Ifaty, Madagascar
11/2/2017
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
2/11/2018
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
2/17/2018
India Basin Shoreline Park, San Francisco
9/9/2018
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
10/21/2018
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
12/8/2018
Arica, Chile
6/26/2019
Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
10/2/2019
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
11/3/2019
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
1/26/2020
Ocean Beach, San Francisco
4/6/2021
Montrose Point, Midwest United States
5/29/2021
Selsey, United Kingdom
9/27/2021
Pulau Ubin, Singapore
3/15/2023
Illinois Beach State Park, Midwest United States
5/12/2023
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
5/16/2023
Manko Wetland, Japan
2/21/2024
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