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The Pacific golden plover was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other plovers in the genus Charadrius and coined the binomial name Charadrius fulvus . [ 2 ]
European golden plover: Pluvialis apricaria: Arctic tundra and other palearctic areas Pacific golden plover: Pluvialis fulva: Arctic regions of Siberia and Alaska American golden plover: Pluvialis dominica: Arctic tundra from northern Canada and Alaska. Grey plover or black-bellied plover: Pluvialis squatarola: cosmopolitan
The Pacific golden plover is slimmer than the American species, has a shorter primary projection, and longer legs, and is usually yellower on the back. In breeding plumage, the American golden plover has a solid black lower belly and undertail, while the Pacific and European golden plovers have at least some to extensive white on the flanks and ...
European golden plover: Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Pacific golden plover: Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 3 American golden plover: Pluvialis dominica (Müller, PLS, 1776) 4 Tawny-throated dotterel: Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829) 5 Rufous-chested dotterel: Zonibyx modestus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823: 6 Diademed sandpiper-plover
Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva; Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (A) Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula (A) (S) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; Piping plover, Charadrius melodus (A) Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (A) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (A)
Pacific golden-plover or tulī, a migrant seen on coasts and grassy areas. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae. The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings.
Kōlea (Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva) migrate to Hawaiʻi in the fall from their arctic breeding grounds. These shorebirds establish winter feeding territories on lawns and golf courses and natural habitats in open fields.
Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A) Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (n) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (A) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (n) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (n)