It has a black hood and throat with a white collar. Its red bill has a black tip. It has a red eye ring and orange legs, Underparts are white. Males and females are similar. Adults and juveniles are similar except the juveniles do not have the black head and hindneck, which are instead a sandy brown

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Habitat Ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons
Size 190 to 230 mm, wing-span 230 to 440 mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons
Size
190 to 230 mm, wing-span 230 to 440 mm
Common Name Hooded Plover
Aliases Hooded Dotterel,
Origin Endemic
Conservation Vulnerable
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusThinornis
SpeciesThinornis cucullatus
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