Red Capped Dotterel
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,148
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover. It breeds in Australia. This species is closely related to (and sometimes considered conspecific with) the Kentish plover, Javan plover, and white-fronted plover.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red-capped plover”.