Double-banded Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius bicinctus verglichen mit Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Double-banded Plover Saint Helena Plover
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius bicinctus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Gewicht 68,0 g (2.40 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Double-banded Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Double-banded Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Double-banded Plover

Double-banded Plover: 17–19 cm, New Zealand plover with two dark breast-bands, the upper black and lower chestnut in breeding plumage. Breeds on shingly riverbeds and alpine herbfields of both main islands of New Zealand; migrates to southeastern Australia and Pacific islands in winter. Insectivorous. Regional migrant.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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