Plovers (Charadriidae)
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) - HBW 3, p. 432
French: Pluvier à tête rousse
German: Rotkopf-Regenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Capelirrojo
Other common names: Red-capped Dotterel/Sandplover
Taxonomy: Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822, New South Wales.
Forms superspecies with C. marginatus, C. alexandrinus and C. javanicus; all of these have on occasion been considered conspecific (see page 386). Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, mainly avoiding arid interior; Tasmania.
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A close view of a bird in breeding plumage, preening Locality Magazine Road wetlands, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 17 September 2007 5 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
A female-plumaged bird foraging for food on shore at high tide Locality Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 4 June 2006 6 years ago 13 sec 4.4 -
Female foraging at surf's edge, crouching when a White-bellied Sea-Eagle flies over. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 14 October 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A close view of a bird, feeding Locality Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 20 February 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
Male. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 14 October 2011 1 year ago 15 sec 4 -
A bird feeding in the water Locality Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 20 February 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage preening and running away Locality Magazine Road wetlands, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 17 September 2007 5 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage roosting on a beach Locality Congo Park, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 1 March 2005 5 years ago 4 sec 3.8 -
A bird looking for food on the sand. Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird foraging on the sand. Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
Male bird doing injured wing display Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia
Bill Murray 4 October 2009 3 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A female-plumaged bird foraging Locality Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 14 June 2006 6 years ago 12 sec 3.7 -
An adult male scratching its head Locality Thomson's Beach, Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 19 March 2006 6 years ago 17 sec 3.6 -
A bird walking on the sand, foraging Locality Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 20 February 2006 5 years ago 29 sec 3.5 -
An adult in breeding plumage feeding on the shore Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1998 8 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage foraging on a beach, in company of a Double-banded Plover Locality Congo Park, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 1 March 2005 5 years ago 9 sec 3.4 -
A group in breeding plumage in the water Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1995 8 years ago 31 sec 3.3 -
A pair with 2 very young chicks, with only a brief view of the male. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 20 September 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 3.3 -
A male preening. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 9 August 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 3 -
A bird in breeding plumage preening beside a Red-necked Stint. Locality Lake Victoria, Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 1 January 2008 4 years ago 9 sec 3 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, preening and then joining another bird sitting hidden in vegetation Locality Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 1 January 2008 4 years ago 10 sec 3 -
An adult in breeding plumage on the ground Locality Scarborough, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 1994 8 years ago 23 sec 3
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