Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Golden Plover, European Golden Plover)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluvialis apricaria (Golden Plover, European Golden Plover)
GenusPluvialis (a genus of plovers)
FamilyCHARADRIIDAE (plovers)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2007 Golden Plover Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 6

Pluvialis apricaria (Golden Plover, European Golden Plover) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluvialis apricaria (Golden Plover, European Golden Plover)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pluvialis apricaria (Golden Plover, European Golden Plover)
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