This article is a stub. This article is short and lacking information. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it. |
- Pluvialis apricaria
Identification
10.5". Breeding adult is stocky with golden back and cap; black face and belly with white supercilium which goes down neck along flanks; white undertail coverts.
Nonbreeding adult has buffy supercilium, buffy unmarked throat, and golden spotted breastband.
Juvenile has well-defined breast barring.
All plumages have short bill, bright golden colored back, and white underwing coverts.
Overall much more golden colored than other Golden-Plovers.
Similar Species
American Golden-Plover in all plumages have longer bill, longer primary projection, darker golden colored back, white contrasting supercilium, and grey underwing; in breeding plumage has totally black undertail coverts and belly; in nonbreeding and juvenile plumages has grey weakly barred belly and grey back with dark golden spots.
Pacific Golden-Plover in all plumages have longer bill, darker golden colored back, white contrasting supercilium, slightly longer legs, and grey underwing; in breeding plumage has white on flanks with black barring; nonbreeding plumage has greyish not as defined breast markings, whitish supercilium; juvenile has yellowish wash to face, barred yellowish breast and belly markings.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Pluvialis apricaria (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program