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 the spring they return by way of the Mississippi Valley. The entire route therefore, is in the form 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 Low Archipelago.
Breeding
Range - Western Subspecies
Winter Range - Western Subspecies
Breeding Range - Eastern Subspecies
Winter Range - Eastern Subspecies
Migration Routes
Reference: Migration of Birds, Circular 16. 1998. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of Interior, Washington, DC. Illustrated by Bob Hines.
