Plovers (Charadriidae)
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) - HBW 3, p. 424
French: Pluvier bronzé
German: Amerikanischer Goldregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlito Dorado Americano
Other common names: Lesser Golden Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius Dominicus P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Hispaniola.
Forms superspecies with P. fulva, with which formerly considered conspecific (see page 386). Monotypic.
Distribution: W Alaska E through N Canada to Baffin I. Winters in South America S to Tierra del Fuego.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair mating on the wet tundra. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 43 weeks ago 26 sec 4.8 -
An individual foraging on the tundra. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 43 weeks ago 20 sec 4.5 -
A bird Locality Rocha Lagoon, Rocha Department, Uruguay
Martin Manassero 21 January 2013 16 weeks ago 1 min 9 sec 4.2 -
Individual Locality Rocha Lagoon, Rocha Department, Uruguay
Martin Manassero 20 January 2013 16 weeks ago 45 sec 4 -
Around 700 individuals Locality Rocha Lagoon, Rocha Department, Uruguay
Martin Manassero 28 January 2013 15 weeks ago 1 min 25 sec 3.8 -
breeding Locality Parque Barigui, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil
Leonardo R. Deconto 8 September 2010 2 years ago 51 sec 3.8
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Bird photographed near Haleakela Visitor Center
Locality Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaiian Islands
Tom Moxley 21 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Two birds in the the rocks.
Locality Cayo Jutías, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 14 February 2013 11 weeks ago 4 -
Bird walking and foraging on a dry part of the river.
Locality Barra de Maldonado, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 17 February 2013 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
Two migrants together.
Locality West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 25 September 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica), adult, breeding plumage
Locality Laguna de Tisma Natural Reserve, Masaya Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 2 April 2012 28 weeks ago 3.7 -
In a front garden just north of Avatele village.
Locality Niue
Hickson Fergusson 21 October 2010 1 year ago 3.6
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Calls by a bird in flight. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 June 2012 44 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a bird. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 June 2012 44 weeks ago 3
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