Wilson's Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius wilsonia مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wilson's Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Charadrius wilsonia Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,5 cm (9.3 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 63,1 g (2.23 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Wilson's Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Wilson's Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover: 17–20 cm, stocky Americas plover with a very thick black bill adapted for catching fiddler crabs, and a single broad breast-band. Resident on sandy beaches and tidal mudflats of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, Caribbean, and Pacific coast of Central and South America. Largely sedentary. Crab specialist.

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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