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Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

49.1 cm

वजन

310.0 g

कुल

Charadriidae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Masked Lapwing: 30–37 cm, large noisy Australasian lapwing with yellow facial wattles and sharp wing spurs. Common resident in open grassland, parks, and wetland margins throughout Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. Famously aggressive in defence of ground nest. Feeds on invertebrates. Largely sedentary and adaptable to urban environments.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	49.1 cm	19.3 in
वजन	310.0 g	10.93 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 35-56 days.

अंडों की संख्या

3-4

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Charadriidae (Plovers & Lapwings)
Genus	Vanellus
प्रजातियां	Vanellus miles

Distribution

Masked Lapwing has been recorded in 6 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded