American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis dominica (American Golden-Plover)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Oreopholus ruficollis
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Golden-Plover at Península Valdés — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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