Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover

Thinornis cucullatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Otway National Park

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Masked Lapwing
LC

Masked Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus miles

30–40% · Possible
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Insufficient data
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Insufficient data
Banded Lapwing
LC Endemic

Banded Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus tricolor

<5% · Rare
Red-kneed Dotterel
LC

Red-kneed Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythrogonys cinctus

Insufficient data
Silver Gull
Endemic

Silver Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

40–50% · Likely
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

10–20% · With luck
Pacific Gull
LC Endemic

Pacific Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus pacificus

10–20% · With luck
Sooty Oystercatcher
LC Endemic

Sooty Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus fuliginosus

0–10% · With luck
Latham's Snipe
NT

Latham's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago hardwickii

0–10% · With luck
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Great Otway National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Hooded Plover sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 333 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hooded Plover in Great Otway National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Plover in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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