The hooded plover: first confirmed record in Queensland, the longest movement yet recorded, and a discussion of the range contraction in Eastern Australia

We report a record of a Hooded Plover from Bribie Island in south-eastern Queensland. Although this may not represent the most northerly occurrence of the species, it is the first confirmed record from Queensland. Historical reports from Queensland are reviewed. Notes are provided on the distribution of Hooded Plovers m northern New South Wales, and an estimate of the minimum distance the bird must have moved is made. That distance represents the longest known movement made by this species. A review of the literature suggests that southern Queensland was formerly part of the range of the species, and that fragmentation preceded a large-scale contraction of range in eastern Australia.