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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Charadriiformes ›Family: Charadriidae ›Genus: Pluvialis
About
The grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name squatarola is a Latinised version of Sgatarola, a Venetian name for some kind of...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Black-bellied Plover is Pluvialis squatarola.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the class Aves.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the order Charadriiformes.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the family Charadriidae.
- Black-bellied Plover belongs to the genus Pluvialis.