WoRMS taxon details
Pluvialis Brisson, 1760
Squatarola Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
- Species Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pluvialis dominica (Müller, 1776)
- Species Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and...
Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and barred. Other characters: bill slender, of medium length; tarsus with hexagonal scales all around; feet with toes webbed at base; hind toe small or absent. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Pluvialis Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159134 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and barred. Other characters: bill slender, of medium length; tarsus with hexagonal scales all around; feet with toes webbed at base; hind toe small or absent. <389> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムナグロ属 | [details] |
