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Pluvialis fulva
As recorded: Pluvialis fulva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
- Collected by
- J D Mills &/or Hawelu and other native collectorsor Hawelu →J.D. Mills →other Native →
- Date
- 1851
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6145, -155.5591
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pluvialis fulva observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1851. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) shallowich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Rafael Enrique Baez Segui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-06
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Jonathan Breaux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Sean Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-19
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pluvialis fulva. BPBM 106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38158125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38158125 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
