Masked Lapwing bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSpur-winged Plover, Masked Plover, Australian Spurwinged Plover, Spur-winged Lapwing, Spurwinged Plover, Spurwinged Lapwing
Old latin name for birdLobibyx miles, Tringa miles, Hoplopterus miles
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers / Charadriidae
GenusVanellus
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionwidespread inland New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand

Masked Lapwing bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    New Zealand
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 9.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 10.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Masked Lapwing

Masked Lapwing subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Vanellus miles milesAru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), ne, se New Guinea and ne WA to ne QLD (n Australia)-No
Vanellus miles novaehollandiaesw WA (sw Australia), e SA to ec QLD (e Australia) to Tasmania, New Caledonia (rare), and North, South, Stewart, Kermadec (ne of North I.) and Chatham is. (e of South I.; New Zealand)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliভুমিা঱঩যা টিটি
Catalanfredeluga emmascarada septentrional
Chinese白颈麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional)黃臉肉垂麥雞
Croatianžutokljuni vivak
CzechCejka australská, čejka australská
DanishHvidhalset Maskevibe
DutchNoordelijke Maskerkievit, Maskerkievit
EsperantoMaskita vanelo, maska vanelo
Estonianlokutkiivitaja
Finnishnaamiohyyppä
FrenchVanneau soldat
GermanMaskenkiebitz, Soldatenkiebitz, Australische Lappenkiebitz, Schwarznackenkiebit, Spornkiebitz
Hungarianálarcos bíbic
IcelandicGrímuvepja
IndonesianTrulek topeng
ItalianPavoncella mascherata
Japaneseズグロトサカゲリ
Lithuaniankaukėtoji pempė
NorwegianMaskevipe, maskevipe
Norwegian NynorskMaskevipe
PolishCzajka szponiasty, czajka platkolica, czajka płatkolica
Portugueseabibe-de-máscara, abibe-mascarado
RussianСолдатский чибис
SerbianMaskirani vivak, Australijski resasti vivak
Slovakcíbik maskový
SpanishAvefría Militar, Avefría militar norteña
Swedishmaskvipa
TurkishMiğferli Kızkuşu
Ukrainianчайка білошия