Hi Sebastian
Welcome to Birding-Aus.
It certainly looks like a Pacific Golden Plover to me. The first
impression is of a rather slim Pluvialis (Grey and All Golden Plovers)
with very long legs and a
rather long narrow bill. Grey Plovers are much stockier, thicker set
birds with a larger head, thicker neck and significantly heavier bills.
I think the very bright sunlight is perhaps a bit distracting -
it is probably making the bird appear a lot paler/greyer than it really is.
The well defined dark spot behind the ear is also a better feature for
Pacific Golden Plover rather than Grey Plover. The rear end also looks a little
too attenuated for a Grey Plover but their primaries do also project
substantially beyond the tail tip.
Cheers Dan
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:01:51 +1000
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Plover ID help please
>
> Hi all,
>
> Long time reader, first time poster. We are just having some doubts over
> the ID on this bird on Birding Oz. Is it a Pacific Golden Plover or a
> Grey Plover?
> I would definitely appreciate some expert help on this one!
>
> http://www.birdingoz.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2257
>
> Cheers,
> Sebastian
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