Forbes's Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius forbesi مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Forbes's Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius forbesi Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,8 cm (9.8 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 47,5 g (1.68 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Forbes's Plover only

بلا

Andean Lapwing only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Forbes's Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Forbes's Plover

Forbes's Plover: 18–20 cm, sub-Saharan African plover with a white forehead, incomplete chestnut breast-band bordered by black, and flesh-colored legs. Resident in open woodland, burnt grassland, and farmland from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Angola. Insectivorous, foraging on bare ground. Largely sedentary.

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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