White-faced Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius dealbatus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-faced Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius dealbatus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,5 cm (8.5 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 42,3 g (1.49 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

White-faced Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

White-faced Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

White-faced Plover

White-faced Plover: 15–17 cm, recently split from Kentish Plover; paler with an extensively white face, bill, and underparts. Coastal resident on sandy beaches and estuaries of South China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and surrounding southeast Asian coasts. Insectivorous. Threatened by beach development and disturbance. 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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