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Species profile—Pluvialis fulva (Pacific golden plover)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) → Pluvialis fulva (Pacific golden plover)

Photo of Pluvialis fulva (Pacific golden plover) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2007
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings)
Scientific name
Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789)
Common name
Pacific golden plover
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
1944
Synonym(s)
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis dominicus
Alternate name(s)
lesser golden plover
Pacific golden-plover
Asiatic golden plover
least golden plover
golden plover
eastern golden plover
American golden plover
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1944.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
8 March 2022