Double-banded Plover vs American Golden Plover

Charadrius bicinctus verglichen mit Pluvialis dominica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Double-banded Plover American Golden Plover
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius bicinctus Pluvialis dominica
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Gewicht 68,0 g (2.40 oz) 154,33333333333334 g (5.44 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Double-banded Plover only

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American Golden Plover only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Double-banded Plover

Least Concern

American Golden 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.

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium 24–28 cm plover and epic migrant. Golden-spotted brown above; bold black underparts and white flank stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates to South American pampas, traveling up to 25,000 km annually via transoceanic routes.

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