15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2022
The Masked Lapwing has its own small brochure edited by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau as it apparently is a risk at airports – the species likes short grass and defends its territory aggressively, possibly even against large aircraft. Between 1991 and 2001, 143 bird strikes involving Masked Lapwings were reported to the ATSB.
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