Mountain Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius montanus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mountain Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius montanus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 29,1 cm (11.5 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 101,59000000000002 g (3.58 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mountain Plover only

بلا

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Mountain Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

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.

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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