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Hooded Plover

Charadrius cucullatusVieillot, 1818

Endemic
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Commonness
Endemic

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

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.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Coastal and inland south-west WA and coastal south-central SA to south-east NSW (south-central and south-east Australia) and Tasmania

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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