Saint Helena Plover vs Long-toed Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae مقارنةً بـ Vanellus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Saint Helena Plover Long-toed Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus crassirostris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 41,9 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 181,75 g (6.41 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Saint Helena Plover only

بلا

Long-toed Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

Long-toed 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.

Long-toed Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing: 28–31 cm, striking white-and-black lapwing with an elongated hindtoe and red legs. Inhabits floating vegetation and margins of papyrus swamps and flooded grasslands across central and eastern Africa from South Sudan to Zambia. Walks on lily pads when foraging. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary.

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