Chestnut-banded Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius pallidus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chestnut-banded Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius pallidus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,1 cm (7.1 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 32,0 g (1.13 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Chestnut-banded Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Chestnut-banded Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Chestnut-banded Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover: 13–15 cm, small pale plover with a narrow chestnut breast-band and pale sandy upperparts. Resident at alkaline and saline lakes in eastern and southern Africa, with a separate population on the Namibian coast. Feeds on brine flies and invertebrates. NT. Sensitive to water-level fluctuations at soda lake breeding sites.

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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