Shore Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Thinornis novaeseelandiae verglichen mit Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shore Plover Andean Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Thinornis novaeseelandiae Vanellus resplendens
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,5 cm (9.3 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Gewicht 60,0 g (2.12 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shore Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Shore Plover

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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