Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Pluvialis
 
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American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

Oscar W. Johnson, Peter G. Connors, and Peter Pyle
Version: 3.1 — Published October 15, 2019

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Figure 1. Distribution of American Golden-Plover in North and Central America. - Range Map
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  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of American Golden-Plover in North and Central America.

Distribution of American Golden-Plovers in North America. There are a few records of overwintering American Golden-Plovers from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. The main overwintering range is located in other regions of the world (see Distribution).

Recommended Citation

Johnson, O. W., P. G. Connors, and P. Pyle (2019). American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), version 3.1. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.amgplo.03.1