WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
European Golden Plover belongs to Charadriidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Pluvialis apricaria
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Conservation record
- LC · Least Concern
- Habitat in source
- Grassland
- Reported mass
- 214 g
- Reported wingspan
- 72 cm
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
古北界:内陆,(主要为)低北极至温带:格陵兰中东部、冰岛、法罗群岛、不列颠群岛、德国北部和丹麦、芬诺斯堪迪亚、波罗的海向东至泰梅尔半岛(俄罗斯中北部)
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Ian Davies · Reference record ↗





