Two-banded Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius falklandicus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Two-banded Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius falklandicus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 25,2 cm (9.9 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 67,0 g (2.36 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Two-banded Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Two-banded Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Two-banded Plover

Two-banded Plover: 17–19 cm, South American plover with two distinct black breast-bands, rufous crown, and white forehead. Breeds on coastal beaches and interior steppe of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Falkland Islands; migrates north to Chile and Brazil in austral winter. Insectivorous. Regional long-distance migrant.

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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