Snowy/Kentish Plover - Alaska Historical Records

ML579590911

Snowy/Kentish Plover Anarhynchus nivosus/alexandrinus

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Location

Nome River mouth
Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 64.4976371, -165.4140511
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

On the Alaska Unsubstantiated List: "In view of the AOU’s decision (Chesser et al. 2011) to split into two species the Old World Kentish Plover (C. alexandrinus) and New World Snowy Plover (C. nivosus), we re-examined the supporting evidence (photos of one bird, 23–24 May 1991, Nome River mouth, Seward Peninsula; on file AKCLC) for the sole Alaska report (Gibson and Kessel 1992) and unanimously agreed that, although of a “Snowy Plover” sensu lato, the photos do not point conclusively to either species." THIRD REPORT OF THE ALASKA CHECKLIST COMMITTEE, 2008–2012

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