Pacific Golden Plover

Overview

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a species of Plovers (Charadriidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids. A golden-spangled plover that makes marathon flights between the Arctic and Pacific islands; winters on coasts and fields in Asia and Oceania; a celebrated long-distance migrant.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pluvialis; binomial: Pluvialis fulva; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1789). Typical size: 23-26cm. Average lifespan: 5-10 years.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: coastal Horn of Africa, Indian subcontinent, se Asia, Indonesian Arch., Taiwan, Philippines, New Guinea region, Australia, New Zealand region, Melanesia, Micronesia to e Polynesia; widely vagrant elsewhere.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.