Red-capped Dotterel

Order Charadriiformes; Family Charadriidae (Dotterels & Plovers); Scientific name: Charadrius ruficapillus; Common name: Red-capped Dotterel; Alternative common name: Red Capped Plover – Adult male - Distribution in Australia: found in all mainland states and throughout Tasmania.  It is more common south of the Tropic of Capricorn.  North of the Tropic of Capricorn it occurs mainly in near coastal areas.