Blacksmith Lapwing vs Andean Lapwing

Vanellus armatus مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blacksmith Lapwing Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Vanellus armatus Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,7 cm (16.0 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 164,0 g (5.78 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blacksmith Lapwing only

بلا

Andean Lapwing only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Blacksmith Lapwing

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Blacksmith Lapwing

Blacksmith Lapwing: 28–31 cm, boldly patterned black, white, and grey lapwing with a sharp carpal spur and metallic alarm call resembling a hammer on an anvil. Common resident of open wetland margins and short grassland in eastern and southern Africa. Feeds on invertebrates. Sedentary and highly territorial.

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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