Saint Helena Plover vs Black-fronted Dotterel

Charadrius sanctaehelenae verglichen mit Elseyornis melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Saint Helena Plover Black-fronted Dotterel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius sanctaehelenae Elseyornis melanops
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 21,6 cm (8.5 in)
Gewicht 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 34,5 g (1.22 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Saint Helena Plover only

Black-fronted Dotterel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

Black-fronted Dotterel

About These Birds

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.

Black-fronted Dotterel

Black-fronted Dotterel: 16–18 cm, slender Australian plover with a striking black forehead-patch, chestnut shoulder-bar, and red-based black bill. Inhabits margins of inland freshwater wetlands, riverbeds, and reservoirs throughout Australia and New Zealand. Invertebrate feeder. Largely sedentary with nomadic movements after rainfall.

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