Hooded plover
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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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Hooded plover | |
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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[2] | |
Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789 |
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