---
title: "Black-bellied Plover"
description: "Pluvialis squatarola — Uccelli. The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-bellied-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-bellied Plover

> Pluvialis squatarola — Uccelli. The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions.

- Scientific name: *Pluvialis squatarola*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa), `arctic` (Artico)
- iNaturalist observations: 57523
- Wikidata: [Q18835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18835)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4892)

## Names

- en: Black-bellied Plover
- de: Kiebitzregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlo Gris
- fr: Pluvier argenté
- nl: Zilverplevier
- pt: Tarambola-cinzenta
- pl: Siewnica

## Countries with the most observations

US (29239), CA (4370), MX (2823), ES (1559), PT (1496), RU (1356), FR (1165), GB (848), IT (730), ZA (644), TW (445), DE (423)

## Summary

The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_plover

## Photo

![Black-bellied Plover](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-bellied-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251328747

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-bellied-plover?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).