| 词条 | Plover |
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| name = Plovers | image = Thinornis rubricollis - Orford.jpg | image_caption = Hooded dotterel (Thinornis rubricollis) | taxon = Charadriinae | authority = Leach, 1820 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision =Pluvialis Charadrius Thinornis Elseyornis Peltohyas Anarhynchus Phegornis Oreopholus }} Plovers ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|l|ʌ|v|ər}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|l|oʊ|v|ər}}) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. DescriptionThere are about 66 species[1] in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.[2] Plovers are found throughout the world, with the exception of the Sahara and the polar regions, and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipes do. They feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on the habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups.[3] Plovers engage in false brooding, a type of distraction display. Examples include: pretending to change position or to sit on an imaginary nest site. A group of plovers may be referred to as a stand, wing, or congregation. A group of dotterels may be referred to as a trip.[4] Species list in taxonomic order
In folkloreThe European golden plover[5] spends summers in Iceland, and in Icelandic folklore, the appearance of the first plover in the country means that spring has arrived. The Icelandic media always covers the first plover sighting, which in 2017 took place on March 27, 2017.[6] References1. ^{{cite book|last=Coomber|first=Richard|title=Birds of the World|year=1991|publisher=Colour Library Books |location=Godalming, Surrey|isbn=0862838061|pages=97–100|chapter=Charadriiformes: Plovers}} 2. ^{{cite journal | last1 = Sangster | first1 = G. | last2 = Knox | first2 = A. G. | last3 = Helbig | first3 = A. J. | last4 = Parkin | first4 = D. T. | year = 2002 | title = Taxonomic recommendations for European birds | url = | journal = Ibis | volume = 144 | issue = 1| pages = 153–159 | doi = 10.1046/j.0019-1019.2001.00026.x }} 3. ^{{cite book | last = Perrins | first = Christopher | authorlink = Christopher Perrins | title = The New Encyclopedia of Birds | publisher = Oxford U. P. | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-19-852506-6 }} {{page needed|date=January 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=What do you call a group of ...?|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/collectivenouns_us|work=Oxford Dictionaries|publisher=Oxford U. P.|accessdate=19 April 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.icenews.is/2017/03/27/the-golden-plover-has-arrived-indicating-spring-in-iceland/ |title=The Golden Plover has arrived, indicating spring in Iceland |author=|date=March 27, 2017 |website=IceNews - Daily News |accessdate=4 April 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/03/27/spring_has_arrived_in_iceland_according_to_folklore/|title=Spring has arrived in Iceland, according to folklore |author=|date=|website=mbl.is|accessdate=4 April 2018}} External links{{Wikispecies|Charadriinae}}
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