Puna Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius alticola مقارنةً بـ Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Puna Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius alticola Vanellus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,5 cm (9.3 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
الوزن 45,0 g (1.59 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Puna Plover only

بلا

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Puna Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Puna Plover

Puna Plover: 16–18 cm, small Andean plover with double black breast-bands and a rufous crown-patch. Resident on the puna (high Andean plateau) of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina near saline lakes and stony shores at 3,500–5,000 m. Insectivorous. Sedentary high-altitude specialist. Often encountered in pairs.

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing: 28–30 cm, Ethiopian highland endemic lapwing with a black head and breast spotted white, and red legs. Restricted to high-altitude moorland and montane grassland above 1,800 m in Ethiopia. Insectivorous. Sedentary; rare and little-studied. Declining due to overgrazing and agricultural encroachment.

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