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Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) is a medium-sized, slender-billed, and elegant shorebird belonging to the family Charadriidae. During the breeding season, its underparts are black and its upperparts are golden-brown with speckling; in winter, its plumage becomes paler and the black on the underparts disappears. In flight, a striking contrast is visible between the white underwing and the dark underside. Taxonomy The golden plover is a bird species within the class Aves and is classified in t