Long-toed Lapwing vs Andean Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Long-toed Lapwing Andean Lapwing
الاسم العلمي Vanellus crassirostris Vanellus resplendens
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Charadriidae Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,9 cm (16.5 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
الوزن 181,75 g (6.41 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Long-toed Lapwing only

بلا

Andean Lapwing only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Long-toed Lapwing

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Long-toed Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing: 28–31 cm, striking white-and-black lapwing with an elongated hindtoe and red legs. Inhabits floating vegetation and margins of papyrus swamps and flooded grasslands across central and eastern Africa from South Sudan to Zambia. Walks on lily pads when foraging. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary.

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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