Spot-breasted Lapwing vs Northern Lapwing

Vanellus melanocephalus verglichen mit Vanellus vanellus

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Merkmal Spot-breasted Lapwing Northern Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Vanellus melanocephalus Vanellus vanellus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 46,9 cm (18.5 in) 44,5 cm (17.5 in)
Gewicht 213,5 g (7.53 oz) 223,0 g (7.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

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Northern Lapwing only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Near Threatened

Northern Lapwing

About These Birds

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing: 28–30 cm, Ethiopian highland endemic lapwing with a black head and breast spotted white, and red legs. Restricted to high-altitude moorland and montane grassland above 1,800 m in Ethiopia. Insectivorous. Sedentary; rare and little-studied. Declining due to overgrazing and agricultural encroachment.

Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing: 28–33 cm, wingspan 67–87 cm. Iconic Eurasian lapwing with an iridescent green back, wispy crest, and broad rounded wings giving a floppy flight. Breeds on farmland and wet grassland; winters in southern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Feeds on invertebrates. Widespread but declining. NT.

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