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American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica (Müller & Pls 1776)

nest type

Sibly et al 2012
open cup
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nestOpen

Definition: Nest type open cup not placed in a cavity.

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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