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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Mountain Plover	Andean Lapwing
Scientific Name	Charadrius montanus	Vanellus resplendens
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
Conservation Status	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	29.1 cm (11.5 in)	43.5 cm (17.1 in)
Weight	101.59000000000002 g (3.58 oz)	211.5 g (7.46 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-4	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌾 Grassland

Mountain Plover only

None

Andean Lapwing only

🌿 Wetland

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Mountain Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

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About These Birds

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover: 21–23 cm, plain buffy-brown North American plover lacking a breast-band; unique in being a grassland rather than waterside species. Breeds on dry shortgrass prairie and shrub-steppe of western Great Plains; winters in California agricultural fields and southern Texas. Insectivorous. Declining. NT.

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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