Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing at Belconnen, ACT
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| Vanellus miles | MatthewFrawley | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Vanellus miles | CarbonAI | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Vanellus miles | AlisonMilton | 13 Oct 2024 |
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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
- Yes Nesting site
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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
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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae
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