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Pacific Golden PloverAlternate name(s): "Lesser Golden Plover", "Eastern Golden Plover" Size: 24-26 cm; wing span 54-61 cm Weight: 100-200 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[April 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Buffalo Creek beach, Darwin, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[April 2019]
Dorsal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[April 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in near-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Nightcliff, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in transitional
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, March 2018]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in transitional
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, March 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in transitional
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, March 2018]
Dorsal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, March 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in breeding
plumage in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2018]
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Clarendon, QLD, October 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, February 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Caloundra Headland, QLD, January 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Caloundra Headland, QLD, January 2018]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Nightcliff, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Lateral view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, February 2018]
Lateral view of two Pacific Golden Plovers in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Clarendon, QLD, October 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Direct comparison of a Pacific Golden Plover in non-breeding
plumage, left,
and a Grey Plover,
also in non-breeding
plumage, right
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Nightcliff, Darwin, NT, November 2018]
Part of a flock of about 30 Pacific Golden Plovers in non-breeding
plumage in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lockhart River, QLD, November 2018]
Two moulting Pacific Golden Plovers in flight
[Old Bar, NSW, July 2013]