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Hooded plover

January 01, 1970

The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (Charadrius cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons.

Hooded plover
At Prosser River Spit, Orford, Tasmania, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Charadrius
Species:
C. cucullatus
Binomial name
Charadrius cucullatus
Vieillot, 1818
Range
Synonyms[2]

Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789
Thinornis rubricollis

Taxonomy edit

The hooded plover was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the current binomial name Charadrius cucullatus.[3] The binomial name Charadrius cucullatus was at one time treated as a junior synonym of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789,[4][5] but in 1998 the American ornithologist Storrs L. Olson designated a lectotype for C. rubricollis and made it a junior synonym of Tringa lobata Linnaeus, 1758, now the red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus.[6][7] In the early 2000s the hooded plover was moved from the original genus Charadrius to the genus Thinornis, along with the shore plover.[7] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 found Thinornis was embedded within the genus Charadrius.[8] This was confirmed by another study published in 2022,[9] and as a result the hooded plover was moved back to Charadrius. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[10]

Description edit

 
A breeding pair

The hooded plover is medium in size for a plover, stocky, and pale in colour. Its length is 190 to 230 mm (7.5–9.1 in) and its wing-span 230 to 440 mm (9.1–17.3 in). It has a black hood and throat with a white collar. Its red bill has a black tip. It has a red eye ring and orange legs.[11] Underparts are white. Males and females are similar. Adults and juveniles are similar except the juveniles do not have the black head and hindneck, which are instead a sandy brown.[12]

Distribution and habitat edit

Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, coastal saline lagoons, and sandy beaches. Heavy populations are found on beaches with seaweed and dunes. It is threatened by habitat loss because of its small population and limited native range. It is a non-migratory inhabitant of coastal and subcoastal Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, and is a vagrant in Queensland.

Behaviour edit

 
Eggs

Breeding edit

A clutch of 1–3 eggs is laid from August to March, which includes also the peak of the Austral summer tourist season in its range and it is thereby heavily impacted by human activities.[13][14] The eggs are a matte beige or cream colour heavily sprinkled with dark brown and lavender markings, especially at the larger end of the egg. Pyriform in shape, they measure 37 mm × 27 mm (1.46 in × 1.06 in).[15] Eggs hatch in about 30 days.[15]

Food and feeding edit

The eastern population eats a variety of invertebrates but little is known of the diet of the western population.[13][14] Specifically it eats insects, bivalves, and sandhoppers. It is usually seen in pairs or small groups near the water. For breeding it will dig a shallow scrape in sand or gravel above high-water mark and line it with pebbles, seaweed, and other debris.[12] Males and females spend equal amounts of time incubating the eggs, although males tend to incubate more at night.[16]

Threats edit

The population of hooded dotterels has declined in eastern Australia as a result of disturbance by people, dogs, cats and horses, as well as predation by silver gulls (Larus novaehollandiae), ravens (Corvus spp) and introduced foxes.[13][14] Fox predation is a major threat to the western subspecies. In 2000 the number of mature individuals was estimated at 7,000.[13]

Conservation edit

Conservation Status by Region
AUS NSW VIC TAS SA WA
Charadrius cucullatus Vulnerable[17] Critically endangered[18] Vulnerable[19] Conservation Concern[20] Vulnerable

Important Bird Areas edit

BirdLife International has identified the following sites as being important for hooded dotterel conservation:[21]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Thinornis rubricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Thinornis cucullatus". Avibase.
  3. ^ Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1818). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc (in French). Vol. 27 (Nouvelle édition ed.). Paris: Deterville. p. 136. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.20211.
  4. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1934). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 247.
  5. ^ Piersma, T.; Wiersma, P. (1996). "Family Charadriidae (Plovers)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. pp. 384–443 [439–440]. ISBN 978-84-87334-20-7.
  6. ^ Olson, Storrs L. (1998). "Lectotypification of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789". British Ornithologists' Club. 118 (4): 256–259.
  7. ^ a b Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
  8. ^ Dos Remedios, N.; Lee, P.L.M.; Burke, T.; Székely, T.; Küpper, C. (2015). "North or south? Phylogenetic and biogeographic origins of a globally distributed avian clade" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 151–159. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.010. PMID 25916188.
  9. ^ Černý, David; Natale, Rossy (2022). "Comprehensive taxon sampling and vetted fossils help clarify the time tree of shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 177: 107620. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107620. PMID 36038056.
  10. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Buttonquail, thick-knees, sheathbills, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, painted-snipes, jacanas, Plains-wanderer, seedsnipes". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Hooded Dotterel". Biodiversity Information Explorer. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Hooded Plover". Birds in Backyards. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d "Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis". BirdLife International. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  14. ^ a b c "Thinornis rubricollis". IUCN Red List. IUCN. Retrieved 4 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ a b Beruldsen, Gordon (2003). Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs. Kenmore Hills, Qld: self. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-42798-9.
  16. ^ Ryeland, Julia; Magrath, Michael J. L.; Weston, Michael A. (2021-12-28). "Day–night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus)". Ibis. 164 (3): 785–792. doi:10.1111/ibi.13040. ISSN 0019-1019. S2CID 245348998.
  17. ^ Environment, jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Department of the. "Thinornis cucullatus cucullatus — Hooded Plover (eastern), Eastern Hooded Plover". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Hooded Plover - profile | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  19. ^ "Hooded Plover". www.swifft.net.au. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  20. ^ Bryant, Sally (2002). "Conservation assessment of beach nesting and migratory shorebirds in Tasmania" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  21. ^ "Hooded Plover". Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-27.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thinornis cucullatus.
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  • Hooded plover threats and recovery strategies

January 01, 1970
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The hooded plover or hooded dotterel Charadrius cucullatus is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae It is endemic to southern Australia where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons Hooded plover At Prosser River Spit Orford Tasmania Australia Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Genus Charadrius Species C cucullatus Binomial name Charadrius cucullatusVieillot 1818 Range Synonyms 2 Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin 1789 Thinornis rubricollis Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour 4 1 Breeding 4 2 Food and feeding 5 Threats 6 Conservation 6 1 Important Bird Areas 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksTaxonomy editThe hooded plover was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the current binomial name Charadrius cucullatus 3 The binomial name Charadrius cucullatus was at one time treated as a junior synonym of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin 1789 4 5 but in 1998 the American ornithologist Storrs L Olson designated a lectotype for C rubricollis and made it a junior synonym of Tringa lobata Linnaeus 1758 now the red necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 6 7 In the early 2000s the hooded plover was moved from the original genus Charadrius to the genus Thinornis along with the shore plover 7 A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 found Thinornis was embedded within the genus Charadrius 8 This was confirmed by another study published in 2022 9 and as a result the hooded plover was moved back to Charadrius The species is monotypic no subspecies are recognised 10 Description edit nbsp A breeding pair The hooded plover is medium in size for a plover stocky and pale in colour Its length is 190 to 230 mm 7 5 9 1 in and its wing span 230 to 440 mm 9 1 17 3 in It has a black hood and throat with a white collar Its red bill has a black tip It has a red eye ring and orange legs 11 Underparts are white Males and females are similar Adults and juveniles are similar except the juveniles do not have the black head and hindneck which are instead a sandy brown 12 Distribution and habitat editIts natural habitats are freshwater lakes freshwater marshes coastal saline lagoons and sandy beaches Heavy populations are found on beaches with seaweed and dunes It is threatened by habitat loss because of its small population and limited native range It is a non migratory inhabitant of coastal and subcoastal Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria and Tasmania and is a vagrant in Queensland Behaviour edit nbsp Eggs Breeding edit A clutch of 1 3 eggs is laid from August to March which includes also the peak of the Austral summer tourist season in its range and it is thereby heavily impacted by human activities 13 14 The eggs are a matte beige or cream colour heavily sprinkled with dark brown and lavender markings especially at the larger end of the egg Pyriform in shape they measure 37 mm 27 mm 1 46 in 1 06 in 15 Eggs hatch in about 30 days 15 Food and feeding edit The eastern population eats a variety of invertebrates but little is known of the diet of the western population 13 14 Specifically it eats insects bivalves and sandhoppers It is usually seen in pairs or small groups near the water For breeding it will dig a shallow scrape in sand or gravel above high water mark and line it with pebbles seaweed and other debris 12 Males and females spend equal amounts of time incubating the eggs although males tend to incubate more at night 16 Threats editThe population of hooded dotterels has declined in eastern Australia as a result of disturbance by people dogs cats and horses as well as predation by silver gulls Larus novaehollandiae ravens Corvus spp and introduced foxes 13 14 Fox predation is a major threat to the western subspecies In 2000 the number of mature individuals was estimated at 7 000 13 Conservation editConservation Status by Region AUS NSW VIC TAS SA WA Charadrius cucullatus Vulnerable 17 Critically endangered 18 Vulnerable 19 Conservation Concern 20 Vulnerable Important Bird Areas edit BirdLife International has identified the following sites as being important for hooded dotterel conservation 21 South Australia Coffin Bay Coorong Kangaroo Island Tasmania Cape Portland Eastern Flinders Island King Island Marion Bay Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet North west Tasmanian Coast Robbins Passage and Boullanger Bay St Helens Victoria Corner Inlet Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds Phillip Island Port Fairy to Warrnambool Yambuk Western Australia Lake Gore System Lake Warden System Pink Lake YalgorupSee also editSanderlingReferences edit BirdLife International 2012 Thinornis rubricollis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012 Retrieved 26 November 2013 old form url Thinornis cucullatus Avibase Vieillot Louis Pierre 1818 Nouveau dictionnaire d histoire naturelle appliquee aux arts a l agriculture a l economie rurale et domestique a la medecine etc in French Vol 27 Nouvelle edition ed Paris Deterville p 136 doi 10 5962 bhl title 20211 Peters James Lee ed 1934 Check List of Birds of the World Vol 2 Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press p 247 Piersma T Wiersma P 1996 Family Charadriidae Plovers In del Hoyo J Elliott A Sargatal J eds Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 3 Hoatzin to Auks Barcelona Spain Lynx Edicions pp 384 443 439 440 ISBN 978 84 87334 20 7 Olson Storrs L 1998 Lectotypification of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin 1789 British Ornithologists Club 118 4 256 259 a b Dickinson E C Remsen J V Jr eds 2013 The Howard amp Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World Vol 1 Non passerines 4th ed Eastbourne UK Aves Press p 205 ISBN 978 0 9568611 0 8 Dos Remedios N Lee P L M Burke T Szekely T Kupper C 2015 North or south Phylogenetic and biogeographic origins of a globally distributed avian clade PDF Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 89 151 159 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2015 04 010 PMID 25916188 Cerny David Natale Rossy 2022 Comprehensive taxon sampling and vetted fossils help clarify the time tree of shorebirds Aves Charadriiformes Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 177 107620 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2022 107620 PMID 36038056 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds December 2023 Buttonquail thick knees sheathbills plovers oystercatchers stilts painted snipes jacanas Plains wanderer seedsnipes IOC World Bird List Version 14 1 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 30 December 2023 Hooded Dotterel Biodiversity Information Explorer Retrieved 4 June 2011 a b Hooded Plover Birds in Backyards Retrieved 4 June 2011 a b c d Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis BirdLife International Retrieved 4 June 2011 a b c Thinornis rubricollis IUCN Red List IUCN Retrieved 4 June 2011 permanent dead link a b Beruldsen Gordon 2003 Australian Birds Their Nests and Eggs Kenmore Hills Qld self p 221 ISBN 0 646 42798 9 Ryeland Julia Magrath Michael J L Weston Michael A 2021 12 28 Day night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel Thinornis cucullatus Ibis 164 3 785 792 doi 10 1111 ibi 13040 ISSN 0019 1019 S2CID 245348998 Environment jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia corporateName Department of the Thinornis cucullatus cucullatus Hooded Plover eastern Eastern Hooded Plover www environment gov au Retrieved 2020 06 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Hooded Plover profile NSW Environment Energy and Science www environment nsw gov au Retrieved 2020 06 25 Hooded Plover www swifft net au Retrieved 2020 06 25 Bryant Sally 2002 Conservation assessment of beach nesting and migratory shorebirds in Tasmania PDF Retrieved 2020 06 25 Hooded Plover Important Bird Areas BirdLife International 2012 Retrieved 2012 10 27 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thinornis cucullatus nbsp Data related to Thinornis rubricollis at Wikispecies Hooded plover threats and recovery strategies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hooded plover amp oldid 1217737539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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