Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Breamlea, VIC

Vanellus miles at Breamlea, VIC - 18 Mar 2018
Vanellus miles at Breamlea, VIC - 18 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 6 Apr 2024 MatthewFrawley
Vanellus miles 6 Apr 2024 CarbonAI
Vanellus miles 6 Apr 2024 Petesteamer

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Breamlea: Seasonal Swamps and Small Tidal Estuary: very large salt marsh areas with lots of Samphire and similar. Lots of Banksia, Melaleuca and other flowering species in the sand dune gardens of the settlement. Common Resident

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 18 Mar 2018 09:43 AM Recorded on
  • Petesteamer Recorded by

Species information

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

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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