Grey Plover bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGray Plover, Silver Plover, Black Bellied Plover, Bullhead, Black-bellied Plover, Grey Plover/Black-bellied Plover, Gray Plover/Black-bellied Plover
Old latin name for birdSquatarola grisea, Squatarola megarhynchos, Squatarola squatarola, Vanellus melanogaster, Tringa varia, Squatarola cinerea, Squatarola helvetica, Charadrius megalorhynchus, Squatarola rhynchomega, Tringa helvetica, Charadrius hypomelus, Charadrius hypomelanus, Tringa squatarola, Charadrius squatarola, Charadrius naevius, Charadrius pardela, Charadrius helveticus
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers / Charadriidae
GenusPluvialis
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionhigh (locally low) Arctic coasts and is. (except Ellesmere I., Greenland, Scandinavia and is. from Svalbard to Severnaya Zemlya)
Non breeding regionWorldwide, temperate to tropical coasts (except remote is.)

Grey Plover bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 5.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 7.
    Call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 9.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey Plover

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

Translation

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 argenté, Pluvier à ventre noir, Pluvier gris
FrisianSlykwilster
GalicianPigre gris, Píldora cincenta, Tarambola cincenta, Píllara cincenta
Georgianტულესი, კვათარი, რუხი მეჭვავია
GermanKiebitzregenpfeifer, Kiebiz-Regenpfeifer, Maoriregenpfeifer
GreekΑργυρoπoύλι, Στακτοπλουμίδι, Αργυροπούλι
GuaraniMbatuirusu
Hebrewחופזי מנומר, חופז-י חופמי מנומר
Hungarianezüstlile, Ujjaslile
IcelandicGrálóa
IndonesianBurung Cerek Besar, Cerek besar, Trulek kli-u-i
InuktitutTudliakdjuk, Anngilik
IrishFeadóg Ghlas
ItalianPivieressa
Japaneseダイゼン
Kazakhтулес, Жылқышы, Маусымқұс
Korean개꿩
LatvianLielais tārtiņš, Jūrasķīvīte, jūras ķīvīte
Lithuanianjūrinis sėjikas, Jurinis sejikas
LuxembourgishSëlwerwakeleefer, Piwitschwakeleefer
Macedonianсиво блатарче, Сребрен златар, Сребрен дождосвирец
MalayRapang Kelabu, Burung Rapang Kelabu
Malayalamചാര മണല്‍ക്കോഴി , ചാരമണൽക്കോഴി
MaltesePluviera Griza, pluviera griża, Pluviera Pastarda
ManxFeddag ghlass
MongolianБуурал сүвээцагаан, азийн сүвээ цагаан, шаргал сүвээ цагаан, азийн сүвээцагаан, бор алаг тонгор, азийн шаргал сүвээ цагаан, цоохор тонгор, Буурал сүвээ цагаан, Тарлан хавтгаалжин
Nepaliफुस्रे सर्षपी
Northern SamiDuottarbižus
NorwegianTundralo, Strandlo, tundralo
Norwegian NynorskTundralo
Persianسلیم خاکستری
Polishsiewnica
Portuguesetarambola cinzenta, tarambola-cinzenta, Batuira-cinzenta, batuiruçu-de-axila-preta / tarambola-cinzenta, batuíra-cinzenta, batuiruçu-de-axila-preta
RomanianPloier argintiu
RomanshGravarel d'argient
RussianТулес, Tулес, Tuless
SerbianZlatar pijukavac, Златар пијукавац, Сребрни зуjавац, sivi zujavac, Srebrni vivak, Златар пиjукавац
Slovakkulík bledý
Sloveniančrna prosenka, crna prosenka
SpanishChorlito gris, Playero panza negra, Playero Cabezón, Chorlo Artico, Chorlo ártico, chorlo axila-negra, Pluvial Cabezón, Playero, Chorlo Gris, Chorlito de Vientre Negro, Playero Gris
SwahiliKitwitwi Kijivu, Сhekeamwezi
Swedishkustpipare
TamilSambal Uppukkothi, [Kannadi al katti]
Tatarтулес
Thaiนกหัวโตสีเทา
TurkishGümüş Yaşmurcun, Маусымқұс, Gümüş Yağmurcun, Gri Yağmur Kuşu
Turkmentules çulugy
Ukrainianсивка морська, Морська сивка, Тулес, Сивка морська
Uzbekтулес
VietnameseChoi choi xám, Chim Choi choi hoa, Chim Choi choi xám
WelshCornicyll llwyd , Cwtiad glas, Cwtiad llwyd