Species profile—Charadrius ruficapillus (red-capped plover)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) → Charadrius ruficapillus (red-capped plover)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings)

Scientific name

Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1822

Common name

red-capped plover

WildNet taxon ID

1937

Alternate name(s)

red-capped dotterel

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1937.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.