• Synonyms Spur-winged Plover, Masked Plover, Australian Spurwinged Plover, Spur-winged Lapwing, Spurwinged Plover, Spurwinged Lapwing
  • Old latin name for bird Lobibyx miles, Tringa miles, Hoplopterus miles

Masked Lapwingbird sounds *

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

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Where to see Masked Lapwing

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread inland New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
Norwegian NynorskMaskevipe
PolishCzajka szponiasty, czajka platkolica, czajka płatkolica
Portugueseabibe-mascarado
RussianСолдатский чибис
SerbianMaskirani vivak, Australijski resasti vivak
Slovakcíbik maskový
SpanishAvefría Militar, Avefría militar norteña
Swedishmaskvipa
TurkishMiğferli Kızkuşu
Ukrainianчайка білошия