Wrybill vs Andean Lapwing

Anarhynchus frontalis مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wrybill Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Anarhynchus frontalis Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,0 cm (9.4 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 56,575 g (2.00 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Wrybill only

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Wrybill

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

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.

Andean Lapwing

Andean Lapwing: 29–32 cm, large lapwing of the high Andes with grey head, white supercilium, metallic green upperparts, and red-and-yellow bill. Resident on puna grassland, bogs, and lake margins from Colombia to northern Argentina at 3,000–4,800 m. Insectivorous. Sedentary high-altitude specialist. Often encountered near Andean wetlands.

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