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Golden Plover
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Golden Plover 

(Pluvialis apricaria), a bird of the suborder Limicolae of the order Charadriiformes. Body length, 25–30 cm; weight, approximately 200 g. The back is black with yellow speckles, and the underside of the body is white with a longitudinal black band. The golden plover is found in Iceland and northern Europe and Western and Central Siberia. In winter it migrates primarily to Great Britain and the western Mediterranean region. It inhabits mossy bogs, tundra, and forest tundra. It builds its nest on the ground; the clutch contains four eggs. The golden plover eats small invertebrates, seeds, and berries. It is hunted for sport.
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They fear rare birds including buzzards, hen harriers, golden plovers and curlews could be at serious risk if wind farms continue to be built in nesting areas.
BLOWN AWAY; Wind farms KO Scotland's rarest birds by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The population of Golden Plovers in our study will likely be extinct in around 100 years if temperature predictions are correct and the birds cannot adapt to feed on other prey sources," explained Newcastle University's Dr Mark Whittingham, who worked on the study with scientists from RSPB Scotland and Aberystwyth and Manchester universities.
Drop in daddy long legs devastating bird populations by Asian News International
Scientists say it could lead to the extinction of some birds which feed on cranefly, such as golden plovers, by the end of the century.
Craneflies on last legs by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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