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 |  | Scientific name: Vanellus miles
Size: 36cm
Status: Common
Diet: Insects, worms, crustaceans and seeds.
Habitat: Open wetlands, pastures and estuaries.
Breeding: Three to four eggs are layed in a scrape on the ground.
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| | Masked Lapwing (Plover)
/Masked+Lapwing+(Plover)/$File/Massked+Lapwing+(Plover).jpg) Masked Lapwing will vigorously defend their nest and young against predators such as dogs, humans etc. |