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Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
21.1178, 92.0998
Field Notes
Description:
This is a medium sized plover, some 25cm in length, presented here either juvenile or a bird in its winter plumage. It has a slender body and upright posture; and shows pale face with a short and rounded bill, and pale, slightly streaked underparts. Supercilium is also pale and well distinguished. It sports a golden sheen on brown back.
Habitat:
Observed wading alone in a grassland close to a small pond, on that world-famous beach bordering rich agricultural area or rural Teknaf.
Notes:
There were a lot of discussion about this one, if it was European or Pacific Golden plover, and this one was a difficult choice. Actually, various resources do not agree on the distribution of the former one (P. apricaria); which caused some confusion. In the end, I decided to keep it as P. fulva (the same comment for spotting of few days later), mainly because it is the only one listed in Bangladesh; but must admit that none of the lists I consulted seemed complete...
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