Thursday, December 27, 2012

Red-capped Plover

Red-capped Plover

The Red-capped Plover is a small plover native to Australia. Adult males have a rufous crown and hind neck. Adult females (shown here in breeding plumage) have a paler rufous and grey brown crown and hind neck, with pale Loral stripe Non-breeding plumage is duller and lacks the black margins at the nape.

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