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 Enlarge map
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Adult foraging. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 30 April 2011 39 weeks ago 22 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of a bird sitting on the ground Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp miles)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A bird on the ground, feeding. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp Novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 30 July 2005 2 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird walking, showing its wing spurs Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 4 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A juvenile walking on the ground Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Peter Nash 31 October 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird walking and feeding before being joined by another bird. Locality Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 9 July 2011 29 weeks ago 33 sec 3.8
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It was walking along the beach
Locality Balmoral Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bob Thompson 30 October 2006 3 years ago 4.7 -
adult with chick, entertaining staff and students on the university campus
Locality Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Dirk Tomsa 19 August 2009 27 weeks ago 4.6 -
adult bird drinking at pool of water
Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Just stopped foraging on beach
Locality Balmoral Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bob Thompson 8 April 2011 38 weeks ago 4.4 -
adult bird in grassland
Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Juvenile masked lapwing.
Locality Fyshwick Sewage Ponds, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 31 January 2011 6 weeks ago 4
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A group call as they forage on a beach Locality Cairns, Queensland, Australia
(ssp miles)
Joe Angseesing 2 March 2009 1 year ago 2.5
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