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    (c) Caiden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) patrickkavanagh, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Pete McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) orion_05, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Jared Tan, all rights reserved

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    (c) andrewpavlov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

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Birds
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About

The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles), also known as the masked plover and often called the spur-winged plover or just plover in its native range, is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia, particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent, New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms and has several distinctive calls. There are two subspecies; the southern...

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