Steven David Miller / Masked lapwing / plover (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) chick walking, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Rod Williams / Masked lapwing or wattled plover (Vanellus miles) portrait, captive. Occurs in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Roger Powell / Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) wading and feeding. Werribee Sewerage Farm, Victoria, Australia.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles), Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Whales, Australia

Brent Stephenson / Nest of a Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) with three eggs. Smedley Station, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) showing mottled back pattern and small pale facial wattles. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) chick on short grass. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Spur-winged Plover / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) foraging on short grass. Note speckled plumage on wings and back. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Spur-winged Plover / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) walking across grass. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Spur-winged Plover / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) chick hiding amongst grass. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.

Dave Watts / Masked plover / lapwing (Vanellus miles) showing spur on wing, Australian capital territory, Australia, September

Dave Watts / Masked plover / lapwing (Vanellus miles) showing spur on wing, Australian capital territory, Australia, September