Little Ringed Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius dubius verglichen mit Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Little Ringed Plover Andean Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius dubius Vanellus resplendens
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Gewicht 39,5 g (1.39 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Little Ringed Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover: 14–17 cm, slender Old World plover with a single black breast-band, yellow eye-ring, and pink legs. Breeds on gravel riverbeds and sandy lake margins across Eurasia to New Guinea; winters in Africa and South Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant. Distinguished from Ringed Plover by yellow eye-ring and lack of wingbar.

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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