Hooded Plover
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[Photo] Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis), a breeding pair. A pair of Hooded Plovers, Thinornis rubricollis. Taken in South-eastern Australia. Date 26 September 2007. Author Benjamint444 (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benjamint444).

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The Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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