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Spotted at Travis reserve, Christchurch NZ.
The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles), also known as the masked
The name describes the bird quite well. There is a claw on each
Black head & underbelly; White cheeks & neck; back &
Eggs laid on the gravelly desert ground near the large sewage pools in Sharm ...
The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles), also known as the masked
The Spur-winged lapwing is one of a group ...
check, and we discovered a baby plover ...
This is the subspecies found in the southern and eastern states of Australia, ...
This bird, or very similar ones, go under different names in each country. I ...
(Vanellus miles novaehollandiae), and often locally called the
Commonly called a plover. White underneath, ...
during the nesting season.... also known as the masked
also known as the Spur-Winged
eastern states (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae), and often locally called the ...
A large bird with long legs. The top of the head is black with a thin strip of ...
Medium sized lapwing or plover, a bit short ...
This species is the largest representative of the family Charadriidae, at 35 cm ...
The Southern Lapwing is a beautiful bird with bright red eyes. It calls very ...
