Eurasian Dotterel vs Southern Lapwing

Eudromias morinellus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Eurasian Dotterel Southern Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Eudromias morinellus Vanellus chilensis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 29,5 cm (11.6 in) 45,2 cm (17.8 in)
الوزن 110,75 g (3.91 oz) 291,5 g (10.28 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Eurasian Dotterel only

بلا

Southern Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Eurasian Dotterel

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) is a medium 20–24 cm tundra plover. Breeding female strikingly colorful: chestnut belly, white breast band, and white supercilium. Males duller; females are the more brightly-colored sex in this reversed-role species. Breeds on high Arctic and mountain tundra; winters in Middle East and North Africa.

Southern Lapwing

Southern Lapwing: 32–38 cm, the most familiar South American lapwing with a grey head, pinkish-grey upperparts, metallic green wing spurs, and a distinctive crest. Common resident from Colombia south to Patagonia in open grassland, farmland, and urban parks. Insectivorous. Highly vocal and territorial. Expanding its range northward.

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