Mountain Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius montanus مقارنةً بـ Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mountain Plover Saint Helena Plover
الاسم العلمي Charadrius montanus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 29,1 cm (11.5 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
الوزن 101,59000000000002 g (3.58 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mountain Plover only

بلا

Saint Helena Plover only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Mountain Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover: 21–23 cm, plain buffy-brown North American plover lacking a breast-band; unique in being a grassland rather than waterside species. Breeds on dry shortgrass prairie and shrub-steppe of western Great Plains; winters in California agricultural fields and southern Texas. Insectivorous. Declining. NT.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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