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Grey PloverAlternate name(s): "Black-bellied Plover" ![]() Size: 28-30 cm; wing span 71-83 cm Weight: 190-280 g (up to 345 g prior to migration) |
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See Grey
Plover at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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BREEDING |
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MALE |
Near-dorsal view of a male Grey Plover in late breeding
plumage -
note the solid-black sides of the head
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sapal Castro Marim, Vila Real Santo Antonio, Faro, Portugal, September 2020]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Grey Plover moulting out of breeding
plumage -
note the scalloped black-and-white sides of the head, neck and
chest
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Trancao river, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2021]
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PAIR |
Near-lateral view of Grey Plovers in late breeding
plumage -
at the centre of the group two males; a likely female at
front left, and two moulting birds back left and right
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
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NON-BREEDING |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mondego river, Figueira da Foz, Murraceira island, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Quinta de Marim, Ria Formosa, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage;
note the heavy bill
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alhos Vedros, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage,
with the first few feathers of the new breeding
plumage appearing
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, March 2014]
Lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Quinta de Marim, Ria Formosa, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas do Brito, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, January 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alhos Vedros, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Near-dorsal view of resting Grey Plovers in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa dos Salgados, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Dorsal view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]
Lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage in flight,
wings up - note the characteristic black axillaries
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Setubal, Portugal, November 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage in flight,
wings down
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
Direct comparison of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
with two
Common Redshanks
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Quinta de Marim, Ria Formosa, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Grey Plovers feed on small molluscs, polychaete worms, crustaceans and insects.
Lateral view of a Grey Plover in non-breeding
plumage
with a worm at full stretch
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal, January 2020]