Adult (Black-shouldered) © Evan Lipton eBird S17589397 Macaulay Library ML 51413071
Adult (Masked) © Terence Alexander
Adult (Black-shouldered) © Andrew Allen
Adult (Black-shouldered) © Delia Walker
Adult (Black-shouldered) © Terence Alexander
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Adult (Masked) © James Kennerley
Adult (Masked) © Ian Davies

Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles

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Identification

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Noisy lapwing with a large yellow wattle across forehead and hanging over the bill. Two subspecies: southern “Black-shouldered” subspecies has a black shoulder band (not meeting in middle as on Banded Lapwing) and a larger black cap. Northern subspecies lacks black shoulder band and has a larger yellow wattle. Only “Black-shouldered” subspecies occurs in New Zealand. Abundant in most open country, being a common feature of urban parks, sporting fields, paddocks, riverbeds, wetlands, and coastal habitats.

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