Shore Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Thinornis novaeseelandiae مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shore Plover Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Thinornis novaeseelandiae Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,5 cm (9.3 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 60,0 g (2.12 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shore Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Shore Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Shore Plover

Shore Plover: 19–21 cm, strikingly patterned New Zealand endemic with a black face-mask, white supercilium, and orange-red bill. Critically Endangered; wild population confined to Rangatira (South East) Island, Chatham Islands, with captive-bred birds released on predator-free islands. Invertebrate feeder on rocky shores and open grassland. CR.

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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