Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 23,819
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The masked lapwing is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms and has several distinctive calls. It is common in Australian fields, open land and where there is lots of water, and is known for its defensive swooping behaviour during the nesting season.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Masked lapwing”.