Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Vulnerable

The Black-bellied Plover is a shorebird of Arctic breeding grounds and coasts worldwide during migration and winter. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Charadriidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Black-bellied Plover Range — Resident or seasonal range in Arctic breeding grounds and coasts worldwide during migration and winter

Population

≈ 738K–935K

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