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PloversAmerican 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.
More ID InfoOther Names
- Chorlito Dorado Americano (Spanish)
- Pluvier bronzé (French)
