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Pacific golden plover

Birds

The Pacific golden plover is a migratory shorebird that breeds in summer in Alaska and Siberia. Outside the breeding season this medium sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Pluvialis fulva 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Pacific golden plover (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pluvialis fulva

In Ecosystem

Arctic Tundra, Ecosystems
Source Pacific golden plover (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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France

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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South Asia

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pluvialis fulva
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    However, in Southeast Asia commercial harvesting is widespread
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
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4. Pacific golden plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18865 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Charadriidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Pluvialis fulva
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. Pacific golden plover (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Tundra, Breeding
    The Pacific golden plover breeds in Arctic tundra areas of Siberia and western Alaska.
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