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Masked Lapwing (miles)
Vanellus miles miles (Boddaert, P 1783)
The masked lapwing is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia, particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent, New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms, and has several distinctive calls. It is common in Australian fields and open land, and is known for its defensive swooping behaviour during the nesting season. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Vanellus
Scientific:
Vanellus miles miles
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Vanellus
Scientific:
Vanellus miles miles
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Tringa miles
Type locality:
Louisiana, ex Daubenton, pi. 835; error, Timor Laut designated as type locality by Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1912, p. 215.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/73/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A956C6B582DBC3F5
Avibase ID:
avibase-A956C6B5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A956C6B5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 825176
English:
Masked Lapwing (miles)
French:
Vanneau soldat (miles)
Masked Lapwing (miles)
French:
Vanneau soldat (miles)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Masked Lapwing (miles) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Masked Lapwing (miles) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Masked Lapwing (miles) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Masked Lapwing (miles) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Masked Lapwing (nominate) ( Vanellus miles miles) |
| Avilist 2025: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) |
| Clements 1st edition: Masked Plover ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Masked Lapwing (Masked) ( Vanellus miles miles) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lobibyx miles [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lobibyx miles [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vanellus miles miles [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Maskerkiewiet (Masker-)
Azerbaijani: Avstraliya çökükburunu (miles yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Австралийска калугерица (ssp. miles)
Catalan: Fredeluga emmascarada septentrional, fredeluga emmascarada septentrional (miles)
Czech: čejka australská (ssp. miles)
Danish: Hvidhalset Maskevibe, Hvidhalset Maskevibe (Almindelig)
German: Maskenkiebitz, Maskenkiebitz (miles)
English: Allied Masked Plover, Eastern Masked Plover, Lesser Masked Plover, Masked Lapwing, Masked Lapwing (Masked), Masked Lapwing (miles), Masked Lapwing (nominate), Masked Plover, Spur-winged Plover
[ENAV]: Masked Lapwing (Masked)
English, HBW: Masked Lapwing
English (IOC): Masked Lapwing (Masked)
English (New Zealand): Spur-winged Plover (Masked)
English (United States): Masked Lapwing (Masked)
Esperanto: maska vanelo
Spanish: Avefría militar norteña, Avefría Militar Norteña (miles)
Spanish (Spain): Avefría Militar Norteña (miles)
Spanish (HBW): Masked Lapwing (Masked)
Estonian: lokutkiivitaja (ssp. miles)
Finnish: naamiohyyppä (miles)
French: Vanneau soldat, Vanneau soldat (miles), Vanneau soldat (nominal), Vanneau soldat (nominale), Vanneau soldat (race nominale)
French (Guyane): Vanneau soldat (miles)
Croatian: žutokljuni vivak (miles)
Indonesian: Trulek topeng (Topeng)
Icelandic: Grímuvepja (miles)
Italian: Pavoncella mascherata
Japanese (romaji): zugurotosakageri (miles)
Japanese: ズグロトサカゲリ (miles), ズグロトサカゲリ（miles）
Scientific: Hoplopterus miles, Hoplopterus miles miles, Lobibyx miles, Lobibyx miles miles, Lobibyx novaehollandiae, Tringa miles, Vanellus miles, Vanellus miles miles, Vanellus miles novaehollandiae, Vanellus novaehollandiae
Dutch: Maskerkievit (miles)
Norwegian: maskevipe (miles)
Polish: czajka platkolica, czajka płatkolica, czajka płatkolica (miles)
Portuguese (Portugal): abibe-mascarado (miles)
Russian: Солдатский чибис (miles)
Slovak: cíbik maskový, cíbik maskový (skup.)
Serbian: Australijski resasti vivak (maskirani)
Swedish: maskvipa (miles)
Turkish: Miğferli kızkuşu (miles)
Ukrainian: Чайка білошия (підвид miles)
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