Tawny-throated Dotterel vs Southern Lapwing

Oreopholus ruficollis مقارنةً بـ Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Tawny-throated Dotterel Southern Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Oreopholus ruficollis Vanellus chilensis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,5 cm (12.8 in) 45,2 cm (17.8 in)
الوزن 139,8 g (4.93 oz) 291,5 g (10.28 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Tawny-throated Dotterel only

Southern Lapwing only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Tawny-throated Dotterel

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Tawny-throated Dotterel

Tawny-throated Dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is a slender 27–30 cm plover of Andean and Patagonian grasslands. Pale sandy-brown above; tawny-orange throat; white eyebrow; long-legged and upright. Inhabits short-grass puna, Patagonian steppe, and coastal dunes from Peru south to Tierra del Fuego.

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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