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European Golden Plover

European Golden Plover - 1st winter

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Malpaís de Güímar (Güímar), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» January, 2026

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Pluvialis apricaria - European Golden Plover

Bird Species (French)

»Pluvier doré

Bird Family

»Charadriidae - Plovers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The species is an irregular and scarce wintering bird in the Canary archipelago, more usual to see in the eastern and central islands. The age of the bird was confirmed by Stefan Cherrug, a Swedish birder and photographer expert in bird ID.

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