American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

The American golden plover is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name dominica refers to Santo Domingo, now Hispaniola, in the West Indies.

Scientific name

Pluvialis dominica

Family

Plovers and Lapwings

IUCN status

LC