Date:
Tue, 02/07/2019 (all day)
Location:
Red Rock Estuary
Additional Notes:
Male
Date:
Mon, 05/02/2018 (all day)
Location:
Arrawarra Beach
Additional Notes:
Male
Date:
Mon, 05/02/2018 (all day)
Location:
Arrawarra Beach
Additional Notes:
Female
Common Name:
Red-capped Plover, Red-capped Dotterel
Distribution:
The most common and widespread of Australia's beach-nesting shorebirds. It occurs along virtually the entire Australian coastline, and can congregate in great numbers inland, especially around salt lakes.
Ecological Notes:
Inhabits open beaches, the lower reaches of estuaries, sandflats or mudflats at the margins of saline, brackish or freshwater wetlands.
Additional Notes:
May be observed foraging, using a characteristic 'stop-run-peck' method, for molluscs, small crustaceans and some vegetation.
References:
Atlas of Living Australia at Charadrius ruficapillus Accessed 29 July 2020.
Birdlife Australia at https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/red-capped-plover Accessed 27 July 2020.