Vanellus miles

2 Masked Lapwing at Gordon, ACT

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Identification history

	Vanellus miles	4 May 2019	natureguy
	Vanellus miles	3 May 2019	JonSteinbeck

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There were two Masked Lapwings upstream of Point Hut Crossing. They were on a small sandy beach along the river. They were walking along the edge of the river apparently looking for a morning feed.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073648 -35.452598
Altitude 565.0m
Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
Places Gordon, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
28 Apr 2019 08:21 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Vanellus miles Scientific name
Masked Lapwing Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
-2.57m to 1112.6m Recorded at altitude
515 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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