Masked Lapwing at Moss Vale, NSW
Identification history
| Vanellus miles | 14 May 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Vanellus miles | 13 May 2019 | KarenG |
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User's notes
This pair were seen near the Donkin Avenue car park at Moss Vale.
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
24 May 2019
Thanks for your comment Luke. We call it Vanellus miles on CNM. But given the variety of opinion regarding the name, and Karen is the prime mover for this website, I went with her choice. But it can easily be changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_lapwing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_lapwing
Location information
- Coordinates 150.374444-34.550833
- Altitude 699.0m
- Places Moss Vale, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 May 2019 01:45 PM Recorded on
- KarenG Recorded by
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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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae
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