European golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria

The European golden plover is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers. American golden plover, "Pluvialis dominica", and Pacific golden plover, "Pluvialis fulva", are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary feathers.
Pluvialis apricaria  European golden plover,Geotagged,Netherlands,Pluvialis apricaria,Summer

Status

The European golden plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusPluvialis
SpeciesP. apricaria