Breeding Range 

 Western Subspecies 



Winter Range 



Western Subspecies 



Breeding Range 



Eastern Subspecies American Golden Plover 



Winter Range 

 Eastern Subspecies 



+ Migratory Routes 



Figure 24. Distribution and migration of the American golden plover. Adults of the 

 eastern subspecies migrate across northeastern Canada and then by a nonstop flight 

 reach South America. In spring they return by way of the Mississippi Valley. Their 

 entire route, therefore, is in the form of a great ellipse with a major axis of 8,000 miles 

 and a minor axis of about 2,000 miles. The western subspecies migrates across the 

 Pacific Ocean to various localities including the Hawaiian and Marquesas islands 

 and the Low Archipelago. 



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