Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Orford, TAS

Vanellus miles at Orford, TAS - 6 Feb 2025 04:17 PM
Vanellus miles at Orford, TAS - 6 Feb 2025 04:17 PM
Vanellus miles at Orford, TAS - 6 Feb 2025 04:17 PM
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 24 Feb 2025 Liam.m
Vanellus miles 6 Feb 2025 JimL

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So many Lapwings in one place! Spectacular… Many more spread out along the edge of the vegetation at the back of the sand dune.

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Location information

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
  • 503 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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