Wrybill vs Saint Helena Plover

Anarhynchus frontalis مقارنةً بـ Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wrybill Saint Helena Plover
الاسم العلمي Anarhynchus frontalis Charadrius sanctaehelenae
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 24,0 cm (9.4 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
الوزن 56,575 g (2.00 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Wrybill only

Saint Helena Plover only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Wrybill

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Wrybill

Wrybill: 20–22 cm, unique New Zealand plover whose bill curves distinctly to the right—the only bird with a laterally deflected bill. Uses this adaptation to extract invertebrates from under riverbed stones. Breeds on braided riverbeds of Canterbury, South Island; winters on tidal mudflats of North Island harbours. NT.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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