The European golden plover, also called the Eurasian golden plover or greater golden plover, is a relatively large species of plover formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, initially in the genus Charadrius before Mathurin Jacques Brisson moved it to Pluvialis in 1760; the genus name comes from the Latin for rain, reflecting a belief that the birds flocked before rainfall, and the species name means to bask in the sun. It is monotypic, with no recognized subspecies, and is quite thickset, with wings only slightly longer than its tail, and is distinguished from the related American and Pacific golden plovers by its larger, stockier build, white rather than grey underwing feathers, and a distinctive white S shaped band running from the forehead to the flanks. It breeds across Arctic tundra and moorland from Iceland to central Siberia, with its southernmost populations historically in Wales and Belarus; a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England went extinct around 2010. In winter it migrates southwest to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia, gathering in large flocks on agricultural plains, ploughed land and short meadows. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern, though southern breeding populations have declined or vanished in Britain, Denmark, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Sweden, and Iceland now holds about a third of the global population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
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Source European golden plover (Wikidata)
In Biome
Tundra, Biomes Source European golden plover (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. European golden plover (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It breeds across Arctic tundra and moorland from Iceland to central Siberia, with its southernmost populations historically in Wales and Belarus; a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England went extinct around 2010.
Status section
Overall, the species is secure, being listed by IUCN as Least Concern, but populations on the southern fringe of the breeding range are declining or extinct in several countries, including Britain, Denmark (extinct as a breeding bird), Belgium (extinct as a breeding bird), Poland (extinct as a breeding bird), Germany, and southern Sweden.
In Ecosystem: Arctic Tundra, Distribution and habitat
The European golden plover tends to breed in the Arctic tundra and other moorland areas, ranging as far west as Iceland, where they are called Heiðlóa, and as far east as central Siberia; the southernmost breed in Wales and Belarus, after a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England became extinct in about 2010.
In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, Distribution and habitat
In winter, it migrates southwest to milder regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia, from Ireland east to Denmark, and south to the Mediterranean region as far as Algeria, northern Egypt, and the Caspian Sea coast of Iran.
In Ecosystem: Moorland, Distribution and habitat
The European golden plover tends to breed in the Arctic tundra and other moorland areas, ranging as far west as Iceland, where they are called Heiðlóa, and as far east as central Siberia; the southernmost breed in Wales and Belarus, after a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England became extinct in about 2010.
In Biome: Tundra, Distribution and habitat
The European golden plover tends to breed in the Arctic tundra and other moorland areas, ranging as far west as Iceland, where they are called Heiðlóa, and as far east as central Siberia; the southernmost breed in Wales and Belarus, after a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England became extinct in about 2010.
View the Source3. European golden plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q21148 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Charadriidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pluvialis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 966Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 966
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