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American golden plover migration Pluvialis dominica
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| Scientific name | Pluvialis dominica |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 62 cm |
| Adult weight | 145 g (adult) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 260,969 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q216836 (CC0).
Migration in the data
260,969 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 67°N) and furthest south in January (about 29°S).
More than half of the effort-adjusted signal there is south of the Equator in: January, February, November, December.
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29°S | 96% |
| February | 25°S | 97% |
| March | 3°N | 48% |
| April | 25°N | 15% |
| May | 55°N | 6% |
| June | 67°N | 1% |
| July | 67°N | 1% |
| August | 58°N | 1% |
| September | 34°N | 15% |
| October | 25°N | 24% |
| November | 0°N | 54% |
| December | 24°S | 88% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the american golden plover
The American golden plover is a medium-sized plover. 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 dominica refers to Santo Domingo, now Hispaniola, in the West Indies.
From the Wikipedia article “American golden plover” (revision 1352508101), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2480328&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.