Bristle-thighed curlew
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The bristle-thighed curlew is a medium-sized shorebird that breeds in Alaska and winters on tropical Pacific islands.
Bristle thighed Curlew
Kahuku area – O'ahu, Hawaii
Kahuku area – O'ahu, Hawaii
Pacific golden plover
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The Pacific golden plover is a migratory shorebird that breeds during summer in Alaska and Siberia. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific.
Bristle-thighed curlew
…for the New Zealand flightless bird kiwi although some linguists like Robert Blust has proposed an alternate origin from Proto-Oceanic *kiwiwi, the Pacific golden plover, instead. The bristle-thighed curlew was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition…
Pluvialis fulva Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska, USA 8
Pluvialis fulva 2 Laem Pak Bia
In transition from non-breeding to breeding plumage
Pluvialis fulva—MHNT