American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica in non-breeding plumage.
Raisa Mirza took these photos of the first American Golden Plover to be photographed at Race Rocks on September 19, 2010, This individual has stopped over at Race Rocks on its migration route .This plover is widespread throughout North America.
| Domain | Eukarya |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-Phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Charadriidae |
| Genus | Pluvialis |
| Species | dominica |
| Common Name: | American golden plover |
Other Members of the Class Aves at Race Rocks.
The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.September 2010
Raisa Mirza