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Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
BTO Codes:
GV , GREPL
EURING No:
4860
Number in Britain:
53 thousand birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
28 cm
Wingspan:
77 cm
Weight:
M/F: 240 g
Scientific name from:
L.: pluvia =to rain
and Italian (Venetian) name sgatarola for a type of plover
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Russia, n North America, WINTERS: w&s Europe, s Asia, Africa, Australia, US s to South America
Habitat:
Tundra, on migration pasture & estuaries
Diet:
Summer, invertebrates, Winter primarily marine worms, crustaceans and molluscs
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
53 thousand individuals
in 1994-99
Passage:
70000 individuals
First Record:
1508
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
52 x 36 mm
Egg Weight:
34.2 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
Incubation:
26 - 27 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
35 - 45 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
197
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
23yr6m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
D2
Wing Length
Adult:
199.5 ± 6.0
Range
188 - 209 mm, N =253
Juvenile:
195.3 ± 5.3
185 - 203 mm, N =115
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
243.4 ± 27.72
Range
200.0 - 290.0 g , N =239
Juvenile:
235.3 ± 35.45
183.0 - 297.0 g , N =105
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Black-bellied Plover
Gaelic:
Feadag-ghlas
Welsh:
Cwtiad Llwyd
Danish:
Strandhjejle
Dutch:
Zilverplevier
Finnish:
Tundrakurmitsa
French:
Pluvier argenté
German:
Kiebitzregenpfeifer
Hungarian:
Ujjaslile
Icelandic:
Grálóa
Irish:
Feadóg Ghlas
Italian:
Pivieressa
Norwegian:
Tundralo
Polish:
Siewnica
Portuguese:
Tarambola-cinzenta
Spanish:
Chorlito gris
Swedish:
Kustpipare
Local Names: Sea / Silver Plover
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Byrkjedal, I. & Thompson, D. 1998 Tundra plovers Poyser, London
[598.612 BYR]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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