Species
miles novaehollandiae
Common Name
Masked Lapwing
Alternate name
Spur-winged Plover, Masked Plover (southern subspecies)
Comment
Very common on cleared land.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
True
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Increasing
Local distribution
Common in a wide range of natural and altered habitats. Prefers open areas
Known location
Nerang, Eagleby, Coomera, Bethania, Worongary, Hope Island, Tallebudgera Valley, Andrews, Maudsland,
Other locality
Very common on cleared land. A beneficiary of forest clearing. A well-known bird that sometimes attacks people while breeding. Better known as the 'spur-winged plover'.
General ecology
Grassland, saltmarshes, paddocks, parks.
Specific ecology
Short grasslands, often near water.
Habitat comment
This bird has benefited from forest clearing and the creation of extensive grasslands in the form of paddocks and parks. A bold bird that will sometimes nest in parks.
