Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Bega, NSW

Vanellus miles at Bega, NSW - 2 Oct 2019 06:02 PM
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 2 Oct 2019 HarveyPerkins
Vanellus miles 2 Oct 2019 MatthewHiggins

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Adult with three chicks (two in photo), Glebe Wetland.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Vanellus miles Scientific name
  • Masked Lapwing Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -2.57m to 1112.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 459 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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