Chestnut-banded Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius pallidus verglichen mit Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chestnut-banded Plover Andean Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius pallidus Vanellus resplendens
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,1 cm (7.1 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Gewicht 32,0 g (1.13 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Chestnut-banded Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Chestnut-banded Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Chestnut-banded Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover: 13–15 cm, small pale plover with a narrow chestnut breast-band and pale sandy upperparts. Resident at alkaline and saline lakes in eastern and southern Africa, with a separate population on the Namibian coast. Feeds on brine flies and invertebrates. NT. Sensitive to water-level fluctuations at soda lake breeding sites.

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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