European Golden Plover

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q21148
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Summary

European Golden Plover is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,184 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Pluvialis[6]
  • Taxon name: Pluvialis apricaria[7]
  • Commons category: Pluvialis apricaria[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pluvialis apricaria[9]
  • Commons gallery: Pluvialis apricaria[10]
  • Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11]
  • Short name: P. apricaria[12]
  • Taxon common name: European Golden Plover[13], Goldregenpfeifer[14], Pluvier doré[15], Chorlito dorado europeo[16], Piviere dorato[17], Goudplevier[18], Heiðlóa[19], Hjejle[20], Heilo[21], Золотистая ржанка[22], daurada grossa[23], kulík zlatý[24], rüüt[25], ヨーロッパムナグロ[26]
  • Wingspan: 72 cm[27]
  • Mass: 32.8 g[28], 175 g[29]

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Identifiers

European Golden Plover's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4889[30]. European Golden Plover's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 670352[31]. European Golden Plover's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509150[32]. European Golden Plover's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480332[33]. European Golden Plover's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176561[34].

Why It Matters

European Golden Plover has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did European Golden Plover receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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