BirdUp · Species
Hooded Plover
Charadrius cucullatusVieillot, 1818
Origin: Endemic
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Charadrius
At a glance
The Hooded Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long, endemic to Australia.
- Size
- 19–23 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Hooded Plover look like?
The Hooded Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long and weighing 82–135 g.
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
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Hooded Plover eat?
The Hooded Plover feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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