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Vanellus tricolor
Common bird found on rottnest Island. Less common and declining on mainland Australia due to predation from the introduced fox and cat. Highlights the importance of islands as refuges in wildlife conservation
Open grassland and wetlands
Spotted on Jan 28, 2011
Submitted on Nov 15, 2011
3 Comments
Nice Spotting
Thanks, we also have the Masked Lapwing here, the banded lapwing is the less common of the two
cool spotting!!
we have the red wattled variety in abundance out here in this season..