Pluvialis fulva Gmelin 1789 (Pacific golden-plover)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Alternative combination: Charadrius fulvus
Belongs to Pluvialis according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Meijer et al. 2013, Steadman 1999, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Burley 2019
Sister taxa: Pluvialis apricaria, Pluvialis dominica, Pluvialis squatarola
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (3 collections), Norfolk Island (6), Northern Mariana Islands (5), Pitcairn (1), Tonga (2)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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