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Species profile—Vanellus miles novaehollandiae (masked lapwing (southern subspecies))

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) → Vanellus miles novaehollandiae (masked lapwing (southern subspecies))

Photo of Vanellus miles novaehollandiae (masked lapwing (southern subspecies)) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings)
Scientific name
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae Stephens, 1819
Common name
masked lapwing (southern subspecies)
WildNet taxon ID
1933
Alternate name(s)
southern masked lapwing
masked lapwing (black-shouldered)
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1933.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022