| Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus (aka Red-capped Dotterel) |
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The Coorong, SA, Australia February 2006 The Red-capped Plover is endemic to Australasia and does not seem to migrate any distance. It is found on broad beaches and tidal mudflats as well as on the edges of inland wetlands. |
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It look similar to Kentish Plover C. alexandrinus but it lacks the white collar round the back of the
neck. For a time it was included as a sub-species of Kentish Plover but it is now treated as a seperate species.
In breeding plumage, as seen in photos 1 and 2, it shows a red-brown crown and nape with black margins. The forehead is white and there is a black line from the eye to the bill. The bill and legs are black. |
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Breeding females are similar to males but are more likely to show a grey tinge on the centre of the crown. Non-breeding plumage is duller and lacks the black margins. Juveniles and first winter birds are duller with a scaly look to the upperparts. | |||
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