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Pluvialis squatarola
Black-bellied Plover
As recorded: Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
5 Bishop specimens of Pluvialis squatarolaSpecies page ›Pluvialis squatarola observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44,253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Malibu Lagoon Beach Access Trail, Malibu, CA, US
(c) Kate Jacoby 'student', some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Hercules, CA, USA
(c) Michael Warner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
(c) Graham Zimantas, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-28
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
(c) Graham Zimantas, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-28
Fire Island, NY, US
(c) Harris Klein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Oak Bay, BC, Canada
(c) adamnott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pluvialis squatarola. BPBM 148547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165328300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/148547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165328300 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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