Grey Plover

Latin Name: 
Pluvialis squatarola
Category: 
Plovers
Size: 
30cm
Description: 

A largish stocky wader with spangled grey-brown upperparts and black armpits. Non-breeders like a big Pacific Golden but grey above. Breeders are black below to thighs; breast sides have broad white border ends. Upperparts get more spangled silver, black and white. White wingbars and rump square. In flight diagnostic black armpits (axilliaries).

Habitat: 
Coastal open mudflats. Inland on open jheels, floods and rivers.
Distribution: 
Uncommon winter visitor to most coasts. Rare inland on passage
Call: 
Call Description: 
A loud, penetrating peeou ee.
IUCN: 
Least Concern
National Status: 
sparse winter visitor
At IITK: 
Vagrant or irregular visitor