Wrybill vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Anarhynchus frontalis verglichen mit Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Wrybill Spot-breasted Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anarhynchus frontalis Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,0 cm (9.4 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Gewicht 56,575 g (2.00 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Wrybill only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Wrybill

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Wrybill

Wrybill: 20–22 cm, unique New Zealand plover whose bill curves distinctly to the right—the only bird with a laterally deflected bill. Uses this adaptation to extract invertebrates from under riverbed stones. Breeds on braided riverbeds of Canterbury, South Island; winters on tidal mudflats of North Island harbours. NT.

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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