Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden-Plover
As recorded: Pluvialis fulva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
- Collected by
- S A Richardson
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Sand Island, behind All-Hands Club
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2000, -177.3700
- Identified by
- S A Richardson, R PyleRichard L. Pyle →S.A. Richardson →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pluvialis fulva observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Henderson Field, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pluvialis fulva. BPBM 178509. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94746340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178509.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94746340 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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