Genus Thinornis

Shore Plover - The Shore Plover is an endangered species with a world population of around 200 birds. It once was found across the South Island in New Zealand but became extinct there, probably due to the predations of introduced cats and rats. It survived on one island, Rangatira, in the Chatham Islands, from where it has been introduced to other offshore islands in the Chathams and near the North Island.

Thinornis rubricollis - The Hooded Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Order : Charadriiformes
Family : Charadriidae
Genus : Thinornis