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Species profile—Pluvialis squatarola (grey plover)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) → Pluvialis squatarola (grey plover)

Photo of Pluvialis squatarola (grey plover) - Queensland Government,1979

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings)
Scientific name
Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
grey plover
WildNet taxon ID
1931
Alternate name(s)
black-bellied plover
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1931.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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