Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus)
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Red-capped Plover

Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Temminck, 1821)

The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover.

Busiest months: January and October · Most records: Australia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-capped Plover has been recorded at 103 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Western Treatment PlantAustralia4,801 records
  2. Cairns EsplanadeAustralia1,682 records
  3. Alice Springs Sewage PondsAustralia1,597 records
More places
  1. Shoalhaven Heads InletAustralia1,239 records
  2. Kakadu BeachAustralia1,229 records
  3. Lake WollumboolaAustralia1,202 records
  4. Stockyard PointAustralia958 records
  5. Western Treatment Plant – Western LagoonsAustralia714 records
  6. Lake McLarty Nature ReserveAustralia633 records
  7. Buffalo CreekAustralia630 records

Countries and regions with the most records

AustraliaTimor-LesteIndonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover.

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Questions

Where does the Red-capped Plover live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), inland and coastal Australia and Tasmania. It is most often recorded in Australia, Timor-Leste and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Red-capped Plover?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Red-capped Plover endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-capped Plover as Least Concern.

What family is the Red-capped Plover in?

It belongs to the family Plovers (Charadriidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Australasia: Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), inland and coastal Australia and Tasmania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Plovers Charadriidae
Genus
Anarhynchus

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Red-capped Plover

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