Bird
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva · Charadriidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records259,308in 50 countries
Most seen inTaiwan83,521 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Pacific Golden-Plover in brief
The pacific golden-plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a bird of the Charadriidae family — species of bird.
Across the 50 countries we cover it has 259,308 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Australia and India. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Taiwan83,521 records · best Apr, Dec
Australia63,157 records · best Nov, Oct
India34,903 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia13,848 records · best May, Aug
Thailand11,794 records · best Jan, Feb
Japan5,973 records · best Sep, Apr
Philippines5,553 records · best Nov, Oct
Sri Lanka4,884 records · best Feb, Jan
New Zealand4,884 records · best Jan, Nov
China4,525 records · best May, Apr
Malaysia4,042 records · best Oct, Jan
Singapore3,830 records · best Sep, Oct
United Arab Emirates3,156 records · best Oct, Nov
Indonesia2,821 records · best Sep, Oct
Palau2,225 records · best Oct, Sep
Oman1,668 records · best Nov, Feb
Fiji1,581 records · best Nov, Oct
Papua New Guinea795 records · best Sep, Oct
Cambodia744 records · best Feb, Mar
Vanuatu665 records · best Oct, Nov
South Korea650 records · best Sep, May
Bangladesh535 records · best Dec, Jan
Samoa523 records · best Mar, Jul
Micronesia457 records · best Apr, Mar
Marshall Islands455 records · best Oct, Sep
East Timor338 records · best Nov, Oct
Myanmar261 records · best Jan, Dec
Tonga228 records · best Oct, Sep
Solomon Islands211 records · best Oct, Nov
Laos192 records · best Jan, Apr
Barbados160 records · best Mar, May
Seychelles118 records · best Oct, Sep
Saudi Arabia99 records · best Oct, Jan
Kiribati97 records · best Feb, Sep
Brunei78 records · best Sep, Oct
Kuwait66 records · best Apr, Nov
Qatar46 records · best Sep, Oct
Maldives38 records · best Feb, Jan
Djibouti32 records · best Sep, Jan
Bahrain31 records · best Nov, Oct
Yemen27 records · best Oct, Jan
Iceland24 records · best Jul, Sep
Kyrgyzstan18 records · best Aug, May
Cyprus16 records · best Sep, Oct
Tuvalu10 records · best Oct, Sep
Tajikistan9 records · best Oct, Sep
North Korea7 records · best May, Apr
Jamaica6 records · best Dec, Feb
Nauru5 records · best Jan, Mar
Saint Kitts and Nevis2 records · best Aug, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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