European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Summary 2

The European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), also known as the Eurasian golden plover or just the golden plover within Europe, is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers: the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, and Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva, which are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary feathers (only properly v

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  1. (c) Kari Pihlaviita, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/42267636@N08/20839050865/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvialis_apricaria

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