Piping Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius melodus verglichen mit Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Piping Plover Saint Helena Plover
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius melodus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,1 cm (9.1 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Gewicht 53,4 g (1.88 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Piping Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Piping Plover

Piping Plover: 17–18 cm, pale sandy-gray plover with an incomplete breast-band, orange legs, and yellow-orange bill. Breeds on Atlantic beaches, Great Lakes shores, and Great Plains rivers of North America. Critically threatened by beach disturbance; listed as Near Threatened globally. Winters on Gulf and Atlantic coasts. NT.

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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