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Elegant lapwing with a white stripe through eye (like a sunglass strap), a red wattle in front of the eye, and a thick and complete black breast-band.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Smaller and shorter-legged than Masked Lapwing. Not generally an urban bird, it is more common inland.
In more coastal areas it tends to be limited to areas with very short grass (e.g., airports, turf farms).
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