Plovers (Charadriidae)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) - HBW 3, p. 418
French: Vanneau soldat
German: Maskenkiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Militar
Other common names: Masked Plover, Spur-winged Plover/Lapwing
Taxonomy: Tringa miles Boddaert, 1783, Louisiana; error = Australia.
Sometimes placed in Hoplopterus, Lobivanellus or monospecific Lobibyx. Race novaehollandiae on occasion considered distinct species, but intergrades with nominate form in at least two areas of overlap, in N Queensland and in L Eyre catchment area. Birds of N Australia formerly awarded separate race, personatus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- miles (Boddaert, 1783) - NE & S New Guinea and Aru Is to N Australia; probably non-breeding visitor to SE Wallacea.
- novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1819) - E & SE Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of a bird sitting on the ground Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp miles)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 2 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A bird on the ground, feeding. Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp Novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 30 July 2005 1 year ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird walking, showing its wing spurs Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 2 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A juvenile walking on the ground Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Peter Nash 31 October 2006 3 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
An adult preening in a field Edmonton, Queensland, Australia (ssp miles)
Philip Griffin 24 May 2004 5 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A bird standing in the water and drinking. Westgate Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp Novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 6 October 2007 1 year ago 12 sec 3.8
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It was walking along the beach Balmoral Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bob Thompson 30 October 2006 1 year ago 4.4 -
An adult, showing its wing spurs. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Bogdan Krajewski 2 April 2010 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.6 -
Two birds standing in shallow water. Lake Guthridge, Sale, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 3 March 2010 26 weeks ago 3.5 -
Walking on sand. Daintree, Queensland, Australia (ssp miles)
Ken Havard 26 April 2005 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4 -
adult feeding Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp miles)
Georges Olioso 12 September 2007 1 year ago 3.2 -
A single bird walking on grass City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae )
Bruce Ramsay 15 December 2007 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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A group call as they forage on a beach Cairns, Queensland, Australia
(ssp miles)
Joe Angseesing 2 March 2009 29 weeks ago 2.5
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