[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Pacific Golden-Plovers breed in the high Arctic regions of northcentral and northeastern Russia, and western Alaska. They winter along the southern pacific coasts of Asia and Australia and are regularly seen along the western coast of North America. They are the Asian counterpart of the American Golden-Plover. The two birds were once considered to be the same species. Their breeding ranges overlap only in western Alaska. This one, in full breeding plumage, was photographed along the rocks of "Navy Town" on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at the north beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 20, 2013)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at Pool of Virkie, Sumburgh, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 11, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2017)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This winter plumaged Black-bellied Plover in flight was photographed at Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at Oso Flaco Lake, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

Black-bellied Plovers breed in the high Arctic and winter along both US coasts. Their plaintive "pee-ur-eee" calls are a common, but often unnoticed, sound as they fly along the outer beaches during migration. This one was photographed running along the edge of a wave at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Soligor 300 mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1975)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 28, 2004)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-bellied Plover was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 9, 2006)