Vanellus miles

Masked Lapwing at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

Vanellus miles	13 Oct 2024	MatthewFrawley
Vanellus miles	13 Oct 2024	CarbonAI
Vanellus miles	13 Oct 2024	AlisonMilton

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Two adults and three chicks. One chick was dodging cars on the road. Dad was on the grass on one side of the road. Mum and two chicks on the other. This poor guy was stuck on the road seemingly unable to jump the gutter to join its parents or siblings, who were all oblivious to its plight. One wonam stopped her car in the middle of the road and attempted to catch or encorage the chick to safety to no avail. However, another passerby then managed to corrale it off the road,though not onto the same patch of grass as its parents so I'm not sure how it will fare. Earlier in the week they were all on the grass in Swainson's Place; a much safer area, but with more people present.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.067481 -35.238513
Altitude 654.4m
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
13 Oct 2024 10:50 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Additional information

True Nesting site

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
527 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae

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