| Hooded plover | |
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| At Prosser River Spit, Orford, Tasmania, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Charadrius |
| Species: | C. cucullatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Charadrius cucullatus Vieillot, 1818
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| Range | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789 | |
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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IUCNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Thinornis cucullatus". Avibase.