Hooded Plover
Thinornis rubricollis
Family: Charadridae
Vulnerable in South Australia where there are around 600 birds, with less than 50 Hooded Plovers found on the Fleurieu Peninusla.
Length: 19—23 cm Height: 10 cm Wingspan: 36-44 cm Weight: 90-100 gmThe Hooded Plover is a small bird found on Australia’s southern ocean beaches, including the Fleurieu Peninsula. These birds like surf beaches and like to nest where we like to walk, between the high-water mark and in the sand dunes. Hoodies live on our beaches year round, but make their nests on the sand from August to March
They nest on the sand so watch your foot steps
They protect their babies from the heat and predators
