SPURWINGED PLOVER Vanellus miles

I think this is a pretty good example of the spurs on a spurwinged plover.
the spurs are usually hidden until use is required but this highlights them due to the wing position. Very noisy - unusually sometimes flying at night.
NZ Native - straggled over from Australia since 1886. breeding since 1940
(fiat - common birds in NZ ).

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