Pacific Golden Plover

Taken at Point Vernon, Hervey Bay, Qld.

 

The Pacific Golden Plover eats molluscs, insects, worms, crustaceans, lizards and is known to eat birds' eggs and small fish.

 

During the breeding season, Pacific Golden-Plovers dazzle with gold-spangled feathers and a jet-black face and breast. These graceful, long-winged shorebirds breed on arctic tundra in Alaska in June and July. in They perform fluttery courtship flights, giving mellow calls. After breeding, Pacific Golden-Plovers head far out over the sea to spend winters as far away as Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Horn of Africa

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