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Masked Lapwing

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The Masked Lapwing is a fun bird with a black crown and bright yellow wattles on its face. It loves to run around in open areas and can be found near water, making it a lively sight to see!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Masked Lapwing has a striking black head and nape, a white body, and a brown back. Its most distinctive features are the bright yellow wattles on its face, forming a 'mask', and a prominent sharp yellow spur on each wing.

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Masked Lapwing
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Masked Lapwing

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Lapwing chicks can run and find their own food just hours after hatching!

Their 'mask' is actually soft, bright yellow skin called wattles!

These birds are often heard before they are seen, thanks to their loud calls.

They build their nests on the ground, often in surprising open places!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winged Warrior

Masked Lapwings have a sharp yellow spur on each wing that helps them defend their nests and young from predators.

Fähigkeit

Master of Deception

Masked Lapwings can perform a 'broken-wing display' to distract predators away from their hidden ground nests.

Fähigkeit

Super Sensors

Masked Lapwings have large eyes and excellent hearing that help them spot tiny insects and worms on the ground.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-37 cm
Flügelspannweite
75-85 cm
Gewicht
0.3-0.45 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
28-32 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Masked Lapwings mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates found in the soil.

Hauptnahrung

  • beetles
  • grasshoppers
  • crickets
  • worms
  • larvae
  • spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Cats often prey on eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes are a major predator of eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides

Ravens may steal eggs or young chicks.

eats

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A primary food source, often pulled from soil.

eats

Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

Lapwings actively hunt various grasshopper species.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Masked Plover

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see a Masked Lapwing, watch from a distance so you don't scare it or its babies.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Masked Lapwing?

30-37 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Masked Lapwing?

75-85 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Masked Lapwing?

0.3-0.45 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Masked Lapwing?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Masked Lapwing?

50 km/h

Was frisst Masked Lapwing?

Masked Lapwings mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates found in the soil.

Wo findet man Masked Lapwing normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Masked Lapwing?

Foraging

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