Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Moss Vale, NSW

Vanellus miles at Moss Vale, NSW - 9 May 2019
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Identification history

Vanellus miles 14 May 2019 michaelb
Vanellus miles 13 May 2019 KarenG

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This pair were seen near the Donkin Avenue car park at Moss Vale.

2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   24 May 2019
This should be Vanellus miles.
michaelb 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.
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  • Vanellus miles Scientific name
  • Masked Lapwing Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • -2.57m to 1112.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 351 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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