American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica statius Muller, 1776): New species in the ornithofauna of Serbia

Abstract

This paper presents the finding of a new bird species in the fauna of Serbia - American golden plover Pluvialis dominica that was recorded at the Ečka fishpond near Zrenjanin city (UTM 34T DR51). Furthermore, a provided morphological description of the observed individual is accompanied by a brief comparative diagnostic analysis of the identification of species from the genus Pluvialis.

Keywords

• charadriidae
• first record
• pluvialis
• serbia
• waderr