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Pluvialis fulva
In its winter home in Hawaii and the Pacific area the Pacific golden plover wears dark, grey-brown feathers with gold spots on its back. It has a light brown color on its belly. It is about 11 inches tall. In April of each year the birds molt - they shed some of their feathers and grow new ones of different colors. The new belly and breast feathers are black. A white line goes around the top of the forehead and down the sides of the neck and breast. This is the golden plover's breeding plumage. It is ready to migrate and to mate.
Shore of Kualoa Regional Park.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2014
Submitted on Nov 16, 2014
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