Snake Express Info-Popup Masked Lapwing

Notorious for defending their oddly located nests, Masked Lapwings are large, ground-dwelling birds. Mainly white with brown wings and back and a black crown, they have large yellow wattles on their face and a thorny spur on each wing. They inhabit mudflats, beaches, grasslands and suburban terrain and feed on insects and earthworms. Known colloquial as a Plover.