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Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) - vulnerable species listing

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act), has made a final determination to list the grey plover Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) as a vulnerable species in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Act on the basis of its extinction risk in Australia.

Publication date: 25 July 2025

View the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee's reasons for final determination: Pluvialis squatarola (PDF 332KB)

Greyish bird standing on shoreline.

Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

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