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Which Plover (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter h.brousmiche
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Michael Frankis
conehead
Looks like Grey Plover to me, moulting out of summer plumage. The bill is much too large and heavy for any of the other Pluvialis plovers
Michael
Michael
Grousemore
Senior Member
Grey Plover for me too.
Yes! in flight you should see Black Axillaries or arm pits.
This feature Rules out Golden, Pacific & American Golden Plover.
In flight American Golden Plover can be identified by Black undertail Coverts & no white flank Adult summers will have blck bellies as well.
In Pacific Golden Plover the undertail Coverts are cream or white.
On the ground Pacific is generaly longer legged.
Colin J.
This feature Rules out Golden, Pacific & American Golden Plover.
In flight American Golden Plover can be identified by Black undertail Coverts & no white flank Adult summers will have blck bellies as well.
In Pacific Golden Plover the undertail Coverts are cream or white.
On the ground Pacific is generaly longer legged.
Colin J.
Don't know which book you are using Colin but very many Pacific Golden Plovers do have black undertail coverts.
Wing structure is the safest way to tell American and Pacific apart though Pacific never shows the solidly dark flanks of most Americans when breeding.
Pacific generally looks like a rather emaciated Eurasian Golden in all plumages whereas American is less Eurasian like and its very long primaries (emphasised by short tertials) stick out behind the tail and look like a pair of scissors.
Spud
Wing structure is the safest way to tell American and Pacific apart though Pacific never shows the solidly dark flanks of most Americans when breeding.
Pacific generally looks like a rather emaciated Eurasian Golden in all plumages whereas American is less Eurasian like and its very long primaries (emphasised by short tertials) stick out behind the tail and look like a pair of scissors.
Spud
Grousemore
Senior Member
Is there a flight picture that I've missed?
h.brousmiche
Henry Brousmiche - Torgny Belgium
No I don't have a flight picture...
I saw this plover with grey plovers and the golden color on the wings was very present and looks like gold in the sun.
That's why I think it was not a grey plover.
Henry
I saw this plover with grey plovers and the golden color on the wings was very present and looks like gold in the sun.
That's why I think it was not a grey plover.
Henry
Charles Harper
Régisseur
As Michael says, the bill is 'way too big, and I think the undertail-- the whole under-rump-- is too white for anything but Black-bellied (Grey). And, Henry, I have seen Black-bellies that are quite warm above... albeit not 'gold'.
Should 'a waited till it flew...
Should 'a waited till it flew...
