American Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica (Statius Müller, 1776)
ID
AMGPL
4841
Family: Charadriiformes > Charadriidae
Normally a bird that migrates from North to South America, a few individuals are recorded in Britain each autumn.
Adults leave the Arctic in early summer but juveniles linger until late summer; in fact, some adults reach the wintering grounds in South America before the last juveniles have left the Arctic.
Identification
American Golden Plover identification is often difficult.
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
Occupied 10-km squares in UK
No. occupied in winter | 23 |
% occupied in winter | 0.8 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
SEASONALITY
American Golden Plover is a rare vagrant, typically recorded in autumn and sometimes in spring.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about American Golden Plover, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes | 2-letter: ID | 5-letter code: AMGPL | Euring: 4841 |
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