Golden Plovers and Grey Plover
Pluvialis
Pluvialis is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds comprising four species that breed in the temperate or Arctic Northern Hemisphere. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that they flocked when rain was imminent.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Black-bellied Plover
speciesPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
speciesPluvialis fulva
European Golden-Plover
speciesPluvialis apricaria
American Golden-Plover
speciesPluvialis dominica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4888.