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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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European Golden Plover · Pluvialis apricaria
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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 ↗

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