| Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles |
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Tasmania, Australia February 2006 The Masked Lapwing is distributed in north, east and south-east Australia including Tasmania and in New Guinea and New Zealand. It is found in a wide variety of open habitats both inland and coastal usually with short grass and close to water. |
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There are two sub-species. These photos show the sub-species V. m. novaehollandiae from east and south-east Australia and New Zealand which has a black hind-neck which extends in a black band down the sides of the breast. These features are lacking in the nominate race of north Australia and New Guinea. | |||
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