Saint Helena Plover vs Senegal Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae verglichen mit Vanellus lugubris

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Merkmal Saint Helena Plover Senegal Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus lugubris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
Gewicht 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 122,0 g (4.30 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Saint Helena Plover only

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Senegal Lapwing only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

Senegal Lapwing

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.

Senegal Lapwing

Senegal Lapwing: 22–25 cm, small plain brown lapwing of West African savanna with a narrow white forehead and narrow breast-band. Resident from Senegal east to Ethiopia in dry open woodland and burnt grassland. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary but undertakes local movements following fires and rains. Smaller than many congeners.

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