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The hooded plover is medium in size for a plover, stocky, and pale in colour. Its length is 190 to 230 mm (7.5–9.1 in) and its wing-span 230 to 440 mm (9.1–17.3 in). 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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When to see the Hooded Plover
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hooded Plover
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Hooded Plover
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.
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Easily confused with
Shore PloverThinornis novaeseelandiaeThe shore plover is about 20 cm long, brown above and white below, with a black (male) or brown (female) mask; the brown back feathers have narrow pale fringes, giving a scaly appearance at close range.
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanopsAs an adult, this small shorebird has an overall length of 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in), a wingspan of 33–35 cm (13–14 in) and a weight of 30–35 g (1.1–1.2 oz).
Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiThe adult Forbes's plover is 20 cm in length.
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