Genus
Thinornis
2 species
The list of species of Thinornis genus
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The list of species of Thinornis genus
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The hooded dotterel or hooded plover (Thinornis cucullatus ) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits ocean beaches and subcoastal lagoons. There are two recognised subspecies which form...
The shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae ), also known as the shore dotterel or by its Māori name of tuturuatu, is a small plover endemic to New Zealand. Once found all around the New Zealand coast, it is now restricted to a few offshore islands....