Fact Card
COMMON NAME: MASKED LAPWING
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vanellus miles
TYPE: Vagrant
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Charadriiformes / FAMILY – Charadriidae / GENUS – Vanellus
Video: Masked Lapwing
Audio: Masked Lapwing
IUCN Red List Status
References
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Masked Lapwing. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from Link
- [Josep del Hoyo]. (2013, February 16). Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- Masked lapwing. (2023, May 7). In Wikipedia. Link
- [Tony Baylis]. (2003, September 21). Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles [Audio]. Macaulay Library. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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