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 Point Pelee National Park
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Golden-Plover in Point Pelee National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Golden-Plover sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Golden-Plover in Point Pelee National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for American Golden-Plover in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.