WoRMS taxon details

Pluvialis Brisson, 1760

159134  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159134)

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Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and...  
Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and barred. Other characters: bill slender, of medium length; tarsus with hexagonal scales all around; feet with toes webbed at base; hind toe small or absent. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Pluvialis Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159134 on 2024-04-18
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
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2006-09-27 07:06:07Z
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Martinez, Olga

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basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From other sources
Description Size: medium, chunky plovers. Plumage: extensive spotting on upperparts; wings long and pointed; tail short, square and barred. Other characters: bill slender, of medium length; tarsus with hexagonal scales all around; feet with toes webbed at base; hind toe small or absent. <389> [details]
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Japanese ムナグロ属  [details]