Banded Lapwing

The Banded Lapwing is a small to medium-sized wader of the plover family. It is found over most of Australia and Tasmania though is absent from the northern third of the continent.

Banded Lapwings are characterised by a black cap, white ear-stripe and black band around the breast, with white throat and 'bib'. The eye is yellow, encircled by a fleshy yellow ring; a small red wattle lies at the base of the yellow bill. Wings are brown, underbelly is white and legs are red.

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