Pacific golden plover
| Pacific golden plover | |
|---|---|
| In breeding plumage at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska | |
| In non-breeding plumage at Laem Pak Bia, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Pluvialis |
| Species: | P. fulva |
| Binomial name | |
| Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
| Range of P. fulva Breeding Passage Non-breeding Vagrant (seasonality uncertain) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Charadrius fulvus | |
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.