Red-capped Plover

Description:

I'm not sure if this is a female or a male...if someone could clarify, that would be great! "The adult male Red-capped Plover has a bright reddish chestnut crown (centre of crown can be grey brown) and nape, and grey brown mantle. There is a black incomplete band running down from the chestnut nape to the sides of the breast and a black line from the bill through and past the eye. The legs and short fine bill are black. In flight there is a clear white wing bar and white outer tail.The female is duller in colour, missing the dark breast patches." (Birdlife Australia: http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/... )

Habitat:

Darting around a small inlet with mangroves and mud at Lakeside, Cape Range National Park.

Notes:

This energetic little bird was darting around a small inlet with mangroves and crabs with its chick. See chick spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...