• Synonyms Gray Plover, Silver Plover, Black Bellied Plover, Bullhead, Black-bellied Plover, Grey Plover/Black-bellied Plover, Gray Plover/Black-bellied Plover
  • Old latin name for bird Tringa helvetica, Squatarola megarhynchos, Squatarola grisea, Squatarola squatarola, Vanellus melanogaster, Tringa varia, Squatarola cinerea, Squatarola helvetica, Charadrius megalorhynchus, Squatarola rhynchomega, Charadrius hypomelus, Charadrius hypomelanus, Tringa squatarola, Charadrius squatarola, Charadrius naevius, Charadrius pardela, Charadrius helveticus

Grey Ploverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Plover

  • Breeding region Eurasia, North America
  • Breeding subregion high (locally low) Arctic coasts and is. (except Ellesmere I., Greenland, Scandinavia and is. from Svalbard to Severnaya Zemlya)
  • Non breeding region Worldwide, temperate to tropical coasts (except remote is.)

Grey Plover subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pluvialis squatarola cynosuraenc to ne high Arctic Canada coast and is. to Baffin I. (except Ellesmere and satellites)coastal North and South AmericaNo
Pluvialis squatarola squatarolahigh Arctic coasts from nw Russia to Chukotskiy Pen. (including New Siberian Is., n of ec Siberia) and w, n Alaskaw, s Europe, Africa, s, e Asia and Australasia and w AmericasNo
Pluvialis squatarola tomkovichiWrangel I. (n of ne Siberia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrysstrandkiewiet
AlbanianGjelëza pikaloshe
Arabicالزقزاق الرمادي, الزقزاق الرمادي رهيز, زقزاق ارمد
ArmenianՄոխրագույն Քարադր
AzerbaijaniTules, boz çovdarçı, qızılxallı qonurqanad, tüles, Boz qonurqanad
Bashkirтулес
BasquePigre gris, Txirri grisa, Txirri gris
BelarusianCявец, Сявец
Bengaliহভমট চজচযয়া, মেটে জিরিয়া
BretonMorlivid-aod, Ar morlivid-aod
BulgarianСребриста булка
Catalanpigre gris, Torlit, Fuell gris, Picre gris
Chinese灰斑(行鳥), 灰斑鸻, [hui heng], 灰斑鴴, 灰鸻, [hui-ban heng]
Chinese (Traditional)灰斑鴴, 灰鴴
Chuvashçут пуçлă шăхран, тулес
CornishCornwhylen los
Croatianzlatar pijukavac
Czechkulík bledý
DanishStrandhjejle
DutchZilverplevier
Esperantoarĝenta orpluvio, Arĝenta pluvio
Estonianplüü
FaroeseFjørulógv
Finnishtundrakurmitsa
FrenchPluvier gris, Pluvier à ventre noir, Pluvier argenté
FrisianSlykwilster
GalicianPíllara cincenta, Tarambola cincenta, Píldora cincenta, Pigre gris
Georgianკვათარი, ტულესი, რუხი მეჭვავია
GermanMaoriregenpfeifer, Kiebiz-Regenpfeifer, Kiebitzregenpfeifer
GreekΑργυρoπoύλι, Αργυροπούλι, Στακτοπλουμίδι
GuaraniMbatuirusu
Hebrewחופז-י חופמי מנומר, חופזי מנומר
Hungarianezüstlile, Ujjaslile
IcelandicGrálóa
IndonesianTrulek kli-u-i, Cerek besar, Burung Cerek Besar
InuktitutTudliakdjuk, Anngilik
IrishFeadóg Ghlas
ItalianPivieressa
Japaneseダイゼン
Kazakhтулес, Жылқышы, Маусымқұс
Korean개꿩
LatvianLielais tārtiņš, jūras ķīvīte, Jūrasķīvīte
Lithuanianjūrinis sėjikas, Jurinis sejikas
LuxembourgishPiwitschwakeleefer, Sëlwerwakeleefer
Macedonianсиво блатарче, Сребрен дождосвирец, Сребрен златар
MalayRapang Kelabu, Burung Rapang Kelabu
Malayalamചാരമണൽക്കോഴി, ചാര മണല്‍ക്കോഴി 
Maltesepluviera griża, Pluviera Pastarda, Pluviera Griza
ManxFeddag ghlass
MongolianБуурал сүвээцагаан, азийн сүвээцагаан, бор алаг тонгор, азийн шаргал сүвээ цагаан, цоохор тонгор, Буурал сүвээ цагаан, Тарлан хавтгаалжин, шаргал сүвээ цагаан, азийн сүвээ цагаан
Nepaliफुस्रे सर्षपी
Northern SamiDuottarbižus
NorwegianStrandlo, tundralo
Norwegian NynorskTundralo
Persianسلیم خاکستری
Polishsiewnica
Portuguesebatuíra-cinzenta, Batuiruçu-de-axila-preta / Tarambola-cinzenta, tarambola-cinzenta, batuiruçu-de-axila-preta, tarambola cinzenta, Batuira-cinzenta
RomanianPloier argintiu
RomanshGravarel d'argient
RussianTулес, Тулес, Tuless
SerbianZlatar pijukavac, Златар пиjукавац, Srebrni vivak, Златар пијукавац, sivi zujavac, Сребрни зуjавац
Slovakkulík bledý
Sloveniančrna prosenka, crna prosenka
Spanishchorlo axila-negra, Pluvial Cabezón, Playero, Chorlo Gris, Chorlito de Vientre Negro, Playero Gris, Playero panza negra, Playero Cabezón, Chorlo Artico, Chorlo ártico, Chorlito gris
SwahiliСhekeamwezi, Kitwitwi Kijivu
Swedishkustpipare
Tamil[Kannadi al katti], Sambal Uppukkothi
Tatarтулес
Thaiนกหัวโตสีเทา
TurkishGümüş Yağmurcun, Gümüş Yaşmurcun, Маусымқұс, Gri Yağmur Kuşu
Turkmentules çulugy
Ukrainianсивка морська, Морська сивка, Тулес, Сивка морська
Uzbekтулес
VietnameseChoi choi xám, Chim Choi choi xám, Chim Choi choi hoa
WelshCornicyll llwyd , Cwtiad llwyd, Cwtiad glas