Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusThinornis (Southern Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesThinornis cucullatus (Hooded Plover)
Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Plover in Booderee National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Hooded Plover sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hooded Plover in Booderee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Plover in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.