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American Golden-Plover

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American Golden-Plover by Eric Gofreed | Macaulay Library
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American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica
  • ORDER: Charadriiformes
  • FAMILY: Charadriidae
Basic Description

A large shorebird of pastures, open ground, and mudflats, the American Golden-Plover makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any shorebird. It breeds on the high Arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada and winters in the grasslands of central and southern South America.

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Other Names
  • Chorlito Dorado Americano (Spanish)
  • Pluvier bronzé (French)
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Plovers and Lapwings(Order: Charadriiformes, Family:Charadriidae)

Black-bellied PloverBlack-bellied Plover
American Golden-PloverAmerican Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-PloverPacific Golden-Plover
Snowy PloverSnowy Plover
Wilson's PloverWilson's Plover
Semipalmated PloverSemipalmated Plover
Piping PloverPiping Plover
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