Shore Plover vs Grey-headed Lapwing
Thinornis novaeseelandiae verglichen mit Vanellus cinereus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Shore Plover | Grey-headed Lapwing |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Thinornis novaeseelandiae | Vanellus cinereus |
| Ordnung | Charadriiformes | Charadriiformes |
| Familie | Charadriidae | Charadriidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 23,5 cm (9.3 in) | 48,0 cm (18.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 60,0 g (2.12 oz) | 259,5 g (9.15 oz) |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | 2-3 | 4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Erhaltungsstatus
Endangered
Shore Plover
Least Concern
Grey-headed Lapwing
About These Birds
Shore Plover
Shore Plover: 19–21 cm, strikingly patterned New Zealand endemic with a black face-mask, white supercilium, and orange-red bill. Critically Endangered; wild population confined to Rangatira (South East) Island, Chatham Islands, with captive-bred birds released on predator-free islands. Invertebrate feeder on rocky shores and open grassland. CR.
Grey-headed Lapwing
Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.