Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Near ThreatenedAves · Charadriiformes · Charadriidae
About
The hooded plover or hooded dotterel is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons.
Fun Fact
The binomial name Charadrius cucullatus was at one time treated as a junior synonym of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789, but in 1998 the American ornithologist Storrs L.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Eats a variety of invertebrates but little is known of the diet of the western population.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change