Plovers

Hooded Plover

Thinornis cucullatus

The Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus) is a 100 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

100 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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