Vanellus tricolor

6 Banded Lapwing at Symonston, ACT

Vanellus tricolor at Symonston, ACT - 22 Nov 2024
Vanellus tricolor at Symonston, ACT - 22 Nov 2024
Vanellus tricolor at Symonston, ACT - 22 Nov 2024
Vanellus tricolor at Symonston, ACT - 22 Nov 2024
Vanellus tricolor at Symonston, ACT - 22 Nov 2024
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Identification history

Vanellus tricolor 23 Nov 2024 Liam.m
Vanellus miles 22 Nov 2024 CarbonAI
Vanellus tricolor 22 Nov 2024 samreid007

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Significant sighting

Liam.m noted:

23 Nov 2024

Rarely recorded in the ACT

3 comments

Christine wrote:
   24 Nov 2024
Was it on private property or a Nature reserve?
samreid007 wrote:
   24 Nov 2024
In the Bonshaw Offset. I'm not actually sure what the public access rules are. I was out doing PCS Golden Sun Moth surveys when I took the photos.
Christine wrote:
   24 Nov 2024
Thanks, and well spotted!

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Sighting information

Species information

  • Vanellus tricolor Scientific name
  • Banded Lapwing Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1003.7m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Vanellus (Lobivanellus) tricolor

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