Piping Plover vs Southern Lapwing

Charadrius melodus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Piping Plover Southern Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius melodus Vanellus chilensis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,1 cm (9.1 in) 45,2 cm (17.8 in)
الوزن 53,4 g (1.88 oz) 291,5 g (10.28 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Piping Plover only

بلا

Southern Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Piping Plover

Piping Plover: 17–18 cm, pale sandy-gray plover with an incomplete breast-band, orange legs, and yellow-orange bill. Breeds on Atlantic beaches, Great Lakes shores, and Great Plains rivers of North America. Critically threatened by beach disturbance; listed as Near Threatened globally. Winters on Gulf and Atlantic coasts. NT.

Southern Lapwing

Southern Lapwing: 32–38 cm, the most familiar South American lapwing with a grey head, pinkish-grey upperparts, metallic green wing spurs, and a distinctive crest. Common resident from Colombia south to Patagonia in open grassland, farmland, and urban parks. Insectivorous. Highly vocal and territorial. Expanding its range northward.

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