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Red-capped plover
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The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover.
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Red-capped plover | |
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Male in breeding plumage | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Anarhynchus |
Species: | A. ruficapillus |
Binomial name | |
Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Temminck, 1821) | |
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It breeds in Australia. This species is closely related to (and sometimes considered conspecific with) the Kentish plover, Javan plover, and white-fronted plover.