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Pacific Golden-Plover - eBird
7 hours ago Slender plover spangled with gold. Breeding plumage shows black belly and face with mottled white sides and undertail coverts and a white stripe down the side of the neck that continues onto the sides of the chest and flanks. Nonbreeding plumage is duller grayish-brown overall with a variable golden wash, often quite bright. Juveniles are crisp and neatly spangled above, washed with gold on ...
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Pacific Golden Plover - Hawaiian Islands - U.S. Fish and
11 hours ago Jun 09, 2016 . Pacific Golden Plover. Pluvialis fulva / Kolea. The breeding adult is spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Its face and neck are black with a white border and it has a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black. In winter, the black is lost and the plover then has a yellowish face and breast, and white underparts.
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Pacific Golden Plover - Hanalei - U.S. Fish and Wildlife
7 hours ago Pacific Golden Plover. The kōlea as they are known in Hawai‘i, have long legs, a short tail, and very pointy wings. Their jet black bill is short and their coal-colored eyes are big. They have two different kinds of plumage during their annual life cycle. During the winter, they have dark brownish feathers with gold spots on their backs and ...
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Pacific Golden-Plover
2 hours ago Pacific Golden-Plovers have dark brown upperparts, spangled with gold to pale yellow or white. A white stripe extends from the forehead, over the eyes, to the wings. Breeding males are solid black from chin to under-tail coverts. Females are duller in color. They are similar in appearance to American Golden-Plovers, but have shorter wings ...
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Counting Kolea Kolea Count The Pacific Golden-Plover
5 hours ago Feb 11, 2021 . Hawaii’s Pacific Golden-Plover. Pluvialis fulva. Report. Learn more. Subscribe. Report Your Kolea. Migratory shorebirds called Kolea in Hawaii, spend summer in Alaska raising chicks, and then fly to Hawaii for the winter. The purpose of this site is to record when, where, and how many Kolea migrate to Hawaii and how many spend summers here.
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Pacific Golden-Plover Identification, All About Birds
2 hours ago During the breeding season, Pacific Golden-Plovers dazzle with gold-spangled feathers and a jet-black face and breast. These graceful, long-winged shorebirds breed on arctic tundra, usually in lower, wetter slopes than the closely related American Golden-Plover. Both species perform fluttery courtship flights, giving mellow calls. After breeding, Pacific Golden-Plovers head far out over the ...
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Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva - Birds of the World
8 hours ago Oscar W. Johnson, Peter G. Connors, and Peter Pyle Version: 1.1 — Published April 15, 2021 Revision Notes
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Hawaiʻi Birding Trails Pacific golden-plover
3 hours ago Commonly seen during the winter months, the kolea, or Pacific golden-plover is found on lawns, golf courses, fields, and even rooftops. They are less than a foot long and you’ll most likely seem them in their golden mottled feathers. But as they ready themselves for …
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Pacific Golden-Plovers Connect Us - Pacific Birds Habitat
10 hours ago According to the U.S. Pacific Islands Regional Shorebird Conservation Plan (2004), Pacific Golden-Plover is a species of High Conservation Concern, as it is in the 2019 Alaska Shorebird Conservation Plan. It is a Species of Greatest Conservation Need, as a Stewardship Species, in the 2015 Alaska State Wildlife Action Plan, and is a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Hawaiʻi’s State ...
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Pacific Golden-Plover Audubon Field Guide
4 hours ago This bird is so similar to American Golden-Plover that the two were regarded as one species until 1993. However, the birds can tell the difference: where the two forms overlap in western Alaska, they seldom or never interbreed. Their migratory routes are strikingly different: American Golden-Plover migrates to South America, while Pacific Golden-Plover flies from Alaska to
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Pacific Golden-Plover
9 hours ago Aug 06, 2021 . Login. Email: Password: Stay logged in. Forgot Password? Before you can login for the first time, you must create a login password. About the Club. ... Pacific Golden-Plover. Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Pacific Golden-Plover. Canon EOS 7D Mark II. More Pacific Golden-Plover photos. All photos by Jeffrey A Lewis.
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Pacific Golden-Plover Overview, All About Birds, Cornell
5 hours ago During the breeding season, Pacific Golden-Plovers dazzle with gold-spangled feathers and a jet-black face and breast. These graceful, long-winged shorebirds breed on arctic tundra, usually in lower, wetter slopes than the closely related American Golden-Plover. Both species perform fluttery courtship flights, giving mellow calls. After breeding, Pacific Golden-Plovers head far out over the ...
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Pacific golden plover - Wikipedia
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Pacific Golden-Plover - Profile Facts Migration
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find a Pacific golden plover?
The breeding range converges with that of the very similar American Golden-Plover ( Pluvialis dominica) in the Bering Strait region, with the Pacific Golden-Plover being common on both sides of the Bering Strait, and the American Golden-Plover being rare in extreme eastern Siberia.
How did the golden plover get its name?
The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name fulva is Latin and refers to a tawny colour. The 23–26 cm long breeding adult is spotted gold and black on the crown, and back on the wings.
When does the golden plover migrate to Hawaii?
Spring migration takes place primarily in April and May, and fall migration lasts from August by way of October. A number of people might not migrate. Pacific Golden-Plovers have been hunted in Hawaii till 1941, however with subsequent safety, populations have recovered.
What does a golden plover look like in winter?
The legs are black. In winter, the black is lost and the plover then has a yellowish face and breast, and white underparts. It is similar to two other golden plovers: the Eurasian and American plovers.
Where can I find a Pacific golden plover?
The breeding range converges with that of the very similar American Golden-Plover ( Pluvialis dominica) in the Bering Strait region, with the Pacific Golden-Plover being common on both sides of the Bering Strait, and the American Golden-Plover being rare in extreme eastern Siberia.
What kind of bird is a golden plover?
The Golden Plover is an aristocrat among birds. Everything about it is distinctive. The jet black breast and belly, the golden yellow back and striking head markings of the breeding plumage would in themselves be enough to set it apart in any assemblage of its relatives.
How to tell if a plover is a breeding bird?
Molting adults have the spotted back and pale eyebrow of a nonbreeding bird combined with the black belly of a breeding bird. Slightly smaller, more slender, with a thinner bill than Black-bellied Plovers (background). Looking for ID Help?
What kind of face does a golden plover have?
Black face and underparts bordered by white stripe, extending from forehead to flanks. Upperparts are mottled in gold, black, and white. Breeding females have a more mottled white and brown face with a thicker white stripe down the flanks. Note spotted undertail coverts. Call is a high, rising whistle.