Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Spanish: Chorlo gris

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name squatarola is a Latinised version of Sgatarola, a Venetian name for some kind of...

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
IUCN statusVulnerable (VU)
Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records57,979 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2025
Months of the 8 most recent records
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pluvialis-squatarola/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.