Photographed on Rottnest Island, Western Australia April 2015 |
562 GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola
Australia (405)
Also known as Black-bellied Plover. 28-31 cm, wingspan 71-83 cm. Found on mudflats, salt marshes, tidal reefs and estuaries, rarely inland. Breeds around the Arctic, migrates to s. hemisphere Aug-April, usually to regular spots around the coast and islands.
Darwin, January 2024 |
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