Scientific Name:
Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing Fact File
Distribution: Widespread in Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Two
V. m. miles – coastal New Guinea; Aru Island and northern Australia
V. m. novaehollandiae – southern Australia and New Zealand
Further Reading: The World’s Wattled Waders
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
All photographs by Elis Simpson – Wader Quest