A plover came into the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital after being spotted with a dart coming out of his neck. Luckily nothing major had been hit and he was able to heal in care and then be released back home.
Well done Rspca Qld i witnessed a masked lapwing being kicked and was shocked that people see these beautiful birds as a pest or poisonous which they're not they're friendly and keep to themselves and only swoop when protecting their nests 💛
The term plover and lapwing don’t really correspond to any taxonomic models. Pretty much everything in the subfamily Vanellinae is called a plover at this point and one of them is called a dotterel, while plenty of “true plovers” are called lapwings. These terms are basically meaningless, so there’s zero point to being pedantic over it.
@@ChipCheerio how interesting is taxonomy tho!!! We did a bit on it in a linguistics class when we went over the differences between the scientific taxonomies and social knowledge bases. Like how some people call spiders bugs, as well as things like worms, snails, as well as ur usual "true" bugs. But this meaning does have importance and the distinctions r there for reasons and its fascinating!!! its why im so keen to be in spaces with people that know birds and the different taxonomies of meaning that ppl group them by. Im just dipping my toes into bird watching in my area and im having a blast so far. Keen to pick up all of the newly accessible info like a sponge if i can
Well done RSPCA. It's a pleasure to volunteer at the Wildlife Hospital.
Well done Rspca Qld i witnessed a masked lapwing being kicked and was shocked that people see these beautiful birds as a pest or poisonous which they're not they're friendly and keep to themselves and only swoop when protecting their nests 💛
Actually they swoop for no reason as well
I have a pair that constantly swoop when I take the dog out and there's no nest, no eggs and no chicks
Shot with a homemade dart? Some people are really sick!
the time when plovers were friendly
Poor plover 😞
Well done , most ground nesters mate for life so somebody would have been sorely missed for the ten days.
thats not a homemade dart! its a hunting blowdart
The two names are interchangeable in the regional area I live in.
I have a plover in my street
That’s not a Plover, it’s a masked lapwing. They are from the same family of birds, but different sub-families.
In australia in my circles we still them plovers, even though we know theyre really not. Accepted local term
Yeah I still call them plovers too, even though I know their real name
The term plover and lapwing don’t really correspond to any taxonomic models. Pretty much everything in the subfamily Vanellinae is called a plover at this point and one of them is called a dotterel, while plenty of “true plovers” are called lapwings. These terms are basically meaningless, so there’s zero point to being pedantic over it.
@@ChipCheerio how interesting is taxonomy tho!!! We did a bit on it in a linguistics class when we went over the differences between the scientific taxonomies and social knowledge bases. Like how some people call spiders bugs, as well as things like worms, snails, as well as ur usual "true" bugs. But this meaning does have importance and the distinctions r there for reasons and its fascinating!!! its why im so keen to be in spaces with people that know birds and the different taxonomies of meaning that ppl group them by. Im just dipping my toes into bird watching in my area and im having a blast so far. Keen to pick up all of the newly accessible info like a sponge if i can
@@ScreechesBird on your pfp looks like Butthead😂
Honte à celui qui a tiré !
living air horn.
That's a masked lapwing not a plover
It’s fine to call lapwings plovers, since neither the term lapwing or plover really fit any taxonomic model.
Common names mean nothing. They could have called it a Farting whooper and it would mean just as much.
Commonly known as a plover in Australia
Like the Magpie - its scientific name is a Gymnorhina tibicen , but called a Magpie