European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
The European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) also commonly known as Eurasian Golden Plover, European Golden Plover or Greater Golden-plover, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) and order Charadriiformes (Auks).
Gallery
Breeding adult
Iceland
, 19 May 2008
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Charadriidae
- Genus: Pluvialis
- Species: Pluvialis apricaria
- Genus: Pluvialis
- Family: Charadriidae
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Pluvialis
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
External Links
European Golden-Plover
– Wikipedia
European Golden-Plover
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
European Golden-Plover
– Audubon.org
