Southern Lapwing vs Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis verglichen mit Vanellus cinereus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Southern Lapwing Grey-headed Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Vanellus chilensis Vanellus cinereus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 45,2 cm (17.8 in) 48,0 cm (18.9 in)
Gewicht 291,5 g (10.28 oz) 259,5 g (9.15 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Southern Lapwing only

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Grey-headed Lapwing only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

About These Birds

Southern Lapwing

Southern Lapwing: 32–38 cm, the most familiar South American lapwing with a grey head, pinkish-grey upperparts, metallic green wing spurs, and a distinctive crest. Common resident from Colombia south to Patagonia in open grassland, farmland, and urban parks. Insectivorous. Highly vocal and territorial. Expanding its range northward.

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.

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