Pacific Golden-Plover
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Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Camargue
21 Verified sightings at Camargue From 2019 to 2026
1,072 Verified sightings across all 38 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Pacific Golden-Plover

The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a migratory shorebird that breeds during summer in Alaska and Siberia. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific. The Pacific golden plover was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other plovers in the genus Charadrius and coined the binomial name Charadrius fulvus. Gmelin based his description on the "Fulvous plover" that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham from specimens from Tahiti. The Pacific golden plover is now placed in the genus Pluvialis that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, 'rain'. It was believed that the plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The specific epithet is also from Latin and means 'tawny' or 'yellowish-brown'. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

Adults are about 25 cm (9.8 in) long with a wingspan averaging 61 cm (24 in) At their lightest, fat free,... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Camargue

Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
American Golden-Plover
LC

American Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis dominica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Eurasian Curlew
NT

Eurasian Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius arquata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
3 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
<5%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
21 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
22 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
23 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
24 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
25 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
26 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
27 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
28 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
29 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
30 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
31 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
32 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
33 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
34 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
35 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
36 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
37 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
38 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Golden-Plover in Camargue?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Golden-Plover sighting in Camargue, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pacific Golden-Plover in Camargue?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Golden-Plover in Camargue in our monthly data.

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