American golden plover: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the American golden plover lives – recorded in 32 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pluvialis dominica
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	32 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Mass	26 g (birth weight); 145 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae

Where does the American golden plover live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the American golden plover in 32 countries and territories across Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Aripuanã.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an American golden plover?

Wikidata records the following for the American golden plover: mass 26 g (birth weight); 145 g (adult weight).

Is the American golden plover endangered?

The American golden plover’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the American golden plover?

The American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Charadriidae, genus Pluvialis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the American golden plover

The American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article American golden plover (revision 1352508101), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q216836 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).