Keith Woodley, manager of the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre, explains that although the Pacific golden plover is the fourth most common migrant wader to visit New Zealand each southern summer, we knew nothing about them and their annual migration until this … In the fall it flies offshore from the East Coast of North America nonstop to South America. Such information is critical from the conservation perspective and necessary for understanding the annual cycle. If you calculate this over a period of 88 hours, you will find that the Golden Plover … This route is favoured by a number of wader species, such as the American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica, but is also used by some passerines. Migration: The main migration route of the American golden plover is of an elliptical nature. Studies are especially needed to identify key stopover sites in remote regions. Johnson OW, Connors PG. They have one of the longest migration journeys which covers 25,000 miles. The Pacific Golden Plover makes the. It is amazing that about 2,500 miles of this is over open seas where the plover has no chance to drink or eat. The American Golden Plover’s wintering grounds in South America include Patagonia, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. In late summer, after the breeding season, the birds move southeast across northern Canada to the coasts of Labrador and Nova Scotia, from which points they fly, apparently without stopping, to the northeast coast of South America, passing thence through the interior to the pampas region of Argentina. The Pacific Golden Plover makes one of the longest migratory routes among birds, a non-stop flight from Alaska and Siberia to Hawaii, a 3,000 mile trip. While the general migration routes of most waders are known, details concerning connectivity between breeding grounds, stopover sites and wintering grounds are often lacking. 201-202 (Poole A, Gill F, editors). The bird’s starting weight is 7 ounces, of which 2.5 ounces are stored as layers of fat to be used as fuel. See more ideas about Golden plover, Plover, Birds. Most passerines and … Pacific golden-plover (Pluvialis fulva).
The American Golden-Plover has a long, circular migration route. On the return in the spring it passes primarily through the middle of North America to reach its Arctic breeding grounds. In The Birds of North America, No. ... compared to to a rate of 1.2% in similar species that use overland migration routes. It is known that the Golden Plover converts 0.6 percent per hour of its current body weight into energy and heat. Jan 18, 2014 - Explore animalsmad's board "Golden Plovers", followed by 270 people on Pinterest. Philadelphia, (PA): The Academy of Natural Sciences; and Washington DC: The American Ornithologists' Union. 1996. The plover makes this trip at a relatively small size, at 8 ounces, a length … Contact for …