Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: BBPL, Gray Plover.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Charadriidae   >   Genus Pluvialis   

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A Black-bellied Plover in Fort DeSoto, Florida (4/19/2011). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover at Ft. Desoto, Florida (1/28/2012). This photograph shows the black armpit of the Black-bellied Plover. In flight the black armpit is a diagnostic feature for Black-bellied Plover identification. Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). Photo by Daniel Taylor. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover from Dare Co., North Carolina (10/20/2009). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/8/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/14/2017). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Black-bellied Plover in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/12/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plovers in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/24/2018). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plover in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/30/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plover in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/30/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plover in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/10/2018). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plover in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/7/2022). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black-bellied Plover in Calvert Co., Maryland (12/17/2021). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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