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title: "Rotkopfregenpfeifer"
description: "Anarhynchus ruficapillus — Vögel. The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/red-capped-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rotkopfregenpfeifer

> Anarhynchus ruficapillus — Vögel. The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover.

- Scientific name: *Anarhynchus ruficapillus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5739
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505662](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505662)

## Names

- en: Red-capped Plover
- de: Rotkopfregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlitejo Capelirrojo
- fr: Pluvier à tête rousse

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5404), TL (165)

## Summary

The red-capped plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover.
It breeds in Australia. This species is closely related to (and sometimes considered conspecific with) the Kentish plover, Javan plover, and white-fronted plover.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-capped_plover

## Photo

![Rotkopfregenpfeifer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-capped-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271377992

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-capped-plover?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).