Saint Helena Plover vs White-crowned Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae مقارنةً بـ Vanellus albiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Saint Helena Plover White-crowned Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus albiceps
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 43,7 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 187,5 g (6.61 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Saint Helena Plover only

White-crowned Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

White-crowned Lapwing

About These Birds

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.

White-crowned Lapwing

White-crowned Lapwing: 28–30 cm, large African lapwing with a white crown, long yellow facial wattles, and yellow-tipped wing spurs. Resident along large sandy rivers in central and eastern Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique. Feeds on invertebrates on exposed sandbars. Strongly associated with riverine habitat. Sedentary.

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