Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover

Thinornis cucullatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Booderee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

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.

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