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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	White-tailed Lapwing	Spot-breasted Lapwing
Scientific Name	Vanellus leucurus	Vanellus melanocephalus
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	46.9 cm (18.5 in)
Weight	145.33333333333334 g (5.13 oz)	213.5 g (7.53 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	3-4	4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌿 Wetland

White-tailed Lapwing only

None

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

🌾 Grassland

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

White-tailed Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

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About These Birds

White-tailed Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing: 26–29 cm, elegant lapwing with yellow legs, plain white tail, and no crest or facial adornments. Breeds in freshwater marshes and riverine wetlands from Iraq and Iran east to Kazakhstan; winters in South Asia and East Africa. Feeds on aquatic invertebrates. Partially migratory. Less aggressive than many lapwings.

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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