Hooded plover
| Hooded plover | |
|---|---|
| At Prosser River Spit, Orford, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Charadrius |
| Species: | C. cucullatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Charadrius cucullatus Vieillot, 1818 | |
| Range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789 | |
The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (Charadrius cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons.
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