Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Darwin City, NT

Vanellus miles at Darwin City, NT - 4 Jul 2025 02:03 PM
Vanellus miles at Darwin City, NT - 4 Jul 2025 02:03 PM
Vanellus miles at Darwin City, NT - 4 Jul 2025 02:03 PM
Vanellus miles at Darwin City, NT - 4 Jul 2025 02:03 PM
Vanellus miles at Darwin City, NT - 4 Jul 2025 02:03 PM
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 10 Jul 2025 MichaelBedingfield
Vanellus miles 4 Jul 2025 CarbonAI
Vanellus miles 4 Jul 2025 JimL

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Northern Australian variant without the black marking down its neck beside the top of wing/back brown colouration.

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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
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  • Synonyms

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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