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Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a member of the Charadriidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 135 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Charadriiformes
- Family Charadriidae Plovers
- Genus Pluvialis
- Species fulva
Where it lives
Arctic mainland Russia and subarctic eastern Russia and western Alaska: Yamal Pen. (north-central Siberia) to Chukotskiy Pen., northern Kamchatka and northern Sea of Okhotsk (eastern Siberia), and Wrangel I. (north of northeastern Siberia); Chukchi and Bering Sea coasts of western Alaska and satellites, including St. Lawrence I. (northern Bering Sea)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 135 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pacific Golden Plover is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Pacific Golden Plover is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a species of plovers in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia — Arctic mainland Russia and subarctic e Russia and w Alaska: Yamal Pen. (nc Siberia) to Chukotskiy Pen., n Kamchatka and n Sea of Okhotsk (e Siberia), and Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia); Chukchi and Bering Sea coasts of w Alaska and satellites, including St. Lawrence I. (n Bering Sea).
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pacific Golden Plover?
The Pacific Golden Plover is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 135 g.
Where does the Pacific Golden Plover live?
The Pacific Golden Plover is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL Arctic mainland Russia and subarctic e Russia and w Alaska: Yamal Pen. (nc Siberia) to Chukotskiy Pen., n Kamchatka and n Sea of Okhotsk (e Siberia), and Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia); Chukchi and Bering Sea coasts of w Alaska and satellites, including St. Lawrence I. (n Bering Sea), where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Pacific Golden Plover belong to?
The Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) belongs to the Charadriidae family, in the order Charadriiformes.
What does the Pacific Golden Plover eat?
The Pacific Golden Plover is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Pacific Golden Plover migrate?
The Pacific Golden Plover is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Pacific Golden Plover endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Pacific Golden Plover make?
1 real field recording of the Pacific Golden Plover — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pacific Golden Plover's range?
The Pacific Golden Plover has a mapped global range of about 2.2 million km².
Conservation
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