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Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Chorlo Dorado del Pacφfico
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Adult, non-breeding plumage - Photo: G. Beaton
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Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Chorlo Dorado del Pacφfico
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Adult, non-breeding plumage - Photo: G. Beaton
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Length: 26 cm.; weight: 130 g. RANGE: Breeds in Siberia and Alaska. Accidental in the West Indies (Barbados), but may be reported from Puerto Rico eventually. TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; CHARADRIIDAE; Charadriinae |
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Molting adult - Photo: G. Beaton
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Molting adult - Photo: G. Beaton
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References Bent, A.C. 1929. Life histories of North American shore birds, part 2. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 146. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1962). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Hayman, P., J. Marchant, and T. Prater. 1986. Shorebirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Johnson, O. W, and P. G. Connors. 1996. American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominicus), Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva). No. 201-202 in The birds of North America, (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Paulson, D. 1993. Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest. Univ Washington, Seattle. Pacific Golden-Plover, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |