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Pacific golden plover
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a migratory shorebird that breeds during summer in Alaska and Siberia. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific.
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Pacific golden plover | |
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In breeding plumage at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska | |
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In non-breeding plumage at Laem Pak Bia, Thailand | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Pluvialis |
Species: | P. fulva |
Binomial name | |
Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
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Range of P. fulva Breeding Passage Non-breeding Vagrant (seasonality uncertain) | |
Synonyms | |
Charadrius fulvus |
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