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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	Red-wattled Lapwing	Spot-breasted Lapwing
الاسم العلمي	Vanellus indicus	Vanellus melanocephalus
الرتبة	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
الفصيلة	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Least Concern
الطول	—	—
طول الجناح	41,8 cm (16.5 in)	46,9 cm (18.5 in)
الوزن	170,0 g (6.00 oz)	213,5 g (7.53 oz)
النظام الغذائي	--	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	3-4	4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Red-wattled Lapwing only

بلا

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

بلا

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Red-wattled Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

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About These Birds

Red-wattled Lapwing

Red-wattled Lapwing: 32–35 cm, familiar South and Southeast Asian lapwing with red facial wattles, white cheeks, black cap, and yellow legs. Common resident throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia in open country, farmland, and urban parks. Loud penetrating alarm call. Insectivorous. Highly sedentary; aggressive nest defender.

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing: 28–30 cm, Ethiopian highland endemic lapwing with a black head and breast spotted white, and red legs. Restricted to high-altitude moorland and montane grassland above 1,800 m in Ethiopia. Insectivorous. Sedentary; rare and little-studied. Declining due to overgrazing and agricultural encroachment.

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