---
title: "Batuíra-de-cara-preta"
description: "Thinornis cucullatus — Aves. The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hooded-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Batuíra-de-cara-preta

> Thinornis cucullatus — Aves. The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.

- Scientific name: *Thinornis cucullatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3616
- Wikidata: [Q10825107](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10825107)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144487](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144487)

## Names

- en: Hooded Plover
- de: Kappenregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlito Encapuchado
- fr: Pluvier à camail
- nl: Zwartkopplevier
- pt: Batuíra-de-cara-preta
- pl: Sieweczka czarnogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3454)

## Summary

The hooded plover or hooded dotterel (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.

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

## Photo

![Batuíra-de-cara-preta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hooded-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144968784

## Machine access

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