Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Vanellus miles miles

New Guinea including Aru Islands, and northern Australia
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae

coastal southwestern Australia, coastal and inland southeastern Australia including Tasmania, and North, South, Stewart, and Chatham islands INew Zealand; self-colonized in 1930s)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.