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The Pacific golden plover is now placed in the genus Pluvialis that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [4] The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, 'rain'. It was believed that the plovers flocked when rain was imminent.
The Hawaiian name (kōlea) for the Pacific golden plover; The Hawaiian species of the plant genus Myrsine (also kōlea) People
[15] [16] The name was suggested by students in the Hawaiian-language program A Hua He Inoa. The object reminded students of the migrations of the kolea , or Pacific golden plover , which migrates from Alaska to Hawaii. [ 17 ]
The nene is the official state bird of Hawaii.. This list of birds of Hawaii is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of Hawaii as determined by Robert L. and Peter Pyle of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and modified by subsequent taxonomic changes.
His 1984 stamp for the 25th anniversary of Hawaiian statehood depicts a double-hulled voyaging canoe, a Pacific golden plover (a migratory bird which winters in Hawaiʻi), and a volcano erupting on the flank of Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. [24] On the day of its release, sales of this stamp set a new record for the U.S. Postal Service.
Pacific Golden Plover on west coast of Maui, Hawaii, on 21 March 2005 - photo EPR Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia.org by MPF File usage The following 2 pages use this file:
At night, courting shearwaters make eerie moaning sounds, which inspired their Hawaiian name ʻuaʻuʻkani. ʻUaʻuʻkani can be seen from March to November. ʻAʻo ( Newell's shearwater , Puffinus newelli ) is a medium-sized shearwater measuring 12–14 in (30–36 cm) with a wing span of 30–35 in (76–89 cm).
European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria (A) American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A) Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva; Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus; Gray-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus; Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus; Greater sand-plover, Charadrius leschenaultti; Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus