A small plover...breeds in Australia
...Common around inland lakes as
well as at the coast.
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
(L 5.5-6,3" WS 10.6-13.4“
Wt 1.23-1.41 oz)
Kerang District
Lake Tutchewop
28Oct2015
Anarhynchus is Greek for
backwards bill; ruficapillus
is Latin for red-capped.
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Spencer
Macaulay
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