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Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
| Armenian Name: | Մոխրագույն քարադր |
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See Plate 25 for Grey Plover and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 27-30 cm, Wing Span:71-83 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 113. |
| Description: | Big-headed plover with black axillaries visible in flight. Black bill is short, thick, and straight. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Black mantle with white bars and spots, black flanks and underparts, white undertail coverts and rump. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Gray speckled with dark and white above, grayish-white below. |
| Juvenile: | Pale edgings to brown-black feathers. Head, throat, breast, and flanks streaked with gray-brown. |
| Similar Species: | Eurasian Golden-Plover. |
| Behavior: | Feeds on mudflats, pausing for long periods between short fast runs. |
| Habitat: | Shallow lake shores, mudflats, cultivated fields. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
