Pacific Golden Plover wading, Hawaii
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park, Hawaii (The Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA (August 2015)
Pacific Golden Plover is difficult to distinguish from American Golden Plover. The ranges of the two species only overlap in western Alaska but the former migrates to the Pacific Islands (and even on to Australasia) while the latter migrates to South America.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) / Internet Bird Collection
Pacific Golden Plover / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Audubon Guide to North American Birds / Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
ARKive / Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Shooting Time 16:51
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Pacific Golden Plover is difficult to distinguish from American Golden Plover. The ranges of the two species only overlap in western Alaska but the former migrates to the Pacific Islands (and even on to Australasia) while the latter migrates to South America.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) / Internet Bird Collection
Pacific Golden Plover / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Audubon Guide to North American Birds / Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
ARKive / Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Shooting Time 16:51
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
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