Pacific Golden Plover (species: Pluvialis fulva) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden Plover


©Ceri Pearce: Pacific Golden Plover on the airstrip at Lizard Island

©Ceri Pearce: Pacific Golden Plover behind the beach at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.

©David McCartt: Pacific Golden Plover at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae
Genus Pluvialis
Species Pluvialis fulva
Status least concern

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 26 cm (Length) - applies to Adults

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

  • Animalia: species: Pluvialis dominica
    is a valid species found mostly in America. It has been reported as a vagrant within Australia. However, early reports of that species in the Lizard Island area (Domm, 1977; Smith, 1987) are likely to be Pluvialis fulva which is a regular visitor.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Domm, S. (1977). Sea birds and waders of the Lizard Island area, The Sunbird, 8: 1-8. LIRS catalog number 4.
  • Simpson, K., N. Day and P. Trusler (1996). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia: Fifth Edition Penguin Books, Australia.
  • Smith, G.C. (1987). The birds of Eagle Island, a tropical sand cay on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Sunbird, 17(1): 1-11. LIRS catalog number 245.