Texas
Black-bellied Plover*
Pluvialis squatarola
(L 11.5" WS 29" Wt 8 oz)
So. Padre Island Birding
& Nature Ctr, Texas
& Nature Ctr, Texas
15Apr2010
Quick alarm calls provide
warning for other shorebirds
...largest No. Amer. plover.
warning for other shorebirds
...largest No. Amer. plover.
Here in non-breeding plumage.
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
Pluvialis in Latin means
relating to
rain; squatarola in Venetian
Italian means plover.
rain; squatarola in Venetian
Italian means plover.
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Gunn
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Macaulay
Library
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