Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pluvialis squatarola
Playero cabezón, Black-bellied Plover, grey plover
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Pluvialis
Species
squatarola
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Migrant
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Regular migrant in small numbers, recorded in all months, most common during northern winter (Lévêque et al. 1966), and present every year. Seen on most islands with an extensive beach. Two skin specimens in MECCD.
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
- Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Check List 2(2): 1-27
- Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pluvialis squatarola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5157. Accessed 11 June 2026.