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Spur-winged Plover
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae
-38.4626, 145.183
Field Notes
Description:
The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles), also known as the masked plover and often called the spur-winged plover or just plover in its native range, is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia.
The subspecies found in the southern and eastern states (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae), and often locally called the spur-winged plover, has a black neck-stripe and smaller wattles.
Habitat:
urban garden bordering a coastal wildlife corridor
Notes:
I didn't notice the wing spur on these birds, but this was the only species I found from this area, and they look alike.
These plover had their family in the backyard of our holiday house. The first day I arrived, they swooped me and acted injured to lead me off. But after that, they only gave warning calls or flew off when I passed through the yard on the way to the beach.
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