Thinornis

• Hooded Dotterel Thinornis cucullatus

  The Hooded Dotterel is a plover of southern Australia. In the east it searches for small invertebrates on sandy beaches; some southwestern birds use inland salt lakes in winter.

• Shore Dotterel Thinornis novaeseelandiae

  It is a coastal plover native to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. Males have a black face and throat with white underparts.

• Shore Dotterel Thinornis novaeseelandiae

  It is a coastal plover native to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. Males have a black face and throat with white underparts.

• Hooded Dotterel Thinornis cucullatus

  The Hooded Dotterel is a plover of southern Australia. In the east it searches for small invertebrates on sandy beaches; some southwestern birds use inland salt lakes in winter.