Red-kneed Dotterel vs Andean Lapwing

Erythrogonys cinctus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-kneed Dotterel Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Erythrogonys cinctus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 55,333333333333336 g (1.95 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-kneed Dotterel only

بلا

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Red-kneed Dotterel

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Red-kneed Dotterel

Red-kneed Dotterel: 17–19 cm, Australian plover with a black head and breast-band, white throat-patch, and diagnostic red-orange knees contrasting with pale legs. Inhabits freshwater wetland margins including flooded grassland, mudflats, and rice fields across Australia and New Guinea. Feeds on invertebrates. Nomadic, following rainfall.

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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