Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Hawker, ACT

Vanellus miles at Hawker, ACT - 1 Sep 2021
Vanellus miles at Hawker, ACT - 1 Sep 2021
Vanellus miles at Hawker, ACT - 1 Sep 2021
Vanellus miles at Hawker, ACT - 1 Sep 2021
Vanellus miles at Hawker, ACT - 1 Sep 2021
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 2 Sep 2021 michaelb
Vanellus miles 2 Sep 2021 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Three families in close proximity. All difficult to photograph.One pair behind two sets of fences: the female sitting on a nest (photo 1). In the same enclosure but further round: a second family with four half grown chicks that were already quite independent. When first seen the parents were behind one fence while all four chicks were further beyond a second fence, quite a distance from the parents (photos 4 and 5). The third family where a little further distance and while on open ground the grass was quite long. I saw two very young chicks (photos 2 and 3). With the long grass there could have been more but I don't think so.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 12 Abundance
  • 1 Sep 2021 01:05 PM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

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

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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