Saint Helena Plover vs Grey-headed Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae مقارنةً بـ Vanellus cinereus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Saint Helena Plover Grey-headed Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus cinereus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 48,0 cm (18.9 in)
الوزن 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 259,5 g (9.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Saint Helena Plover only

بلا

Grey-headed Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

Grey-headed 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.

Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.

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