Andean Lapwing vs Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus resplendens verglichen mit Vanellus senegallus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Andean Lapwing Wattled Lapwing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Vanellus resplendens Vanellus senegallus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Charadriidae Charadriidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 43,5 cm (17.1 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Gewicht 211,5 g (7.46 oz) 214,66666666666666 g (7.57 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Andean Lapwing only

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Wattled Lapwing only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

Least Concern

Wattled Lapwing

About These Birds

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.

Wattled Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing: 32–35 cm, large sub-Saharan lapwing with yellow facial wattles, red frontal shield, and white forehead. Widespread from West Africa to Ethiopia and south to South Africa in moist grassland, farmland, and wetland margins. Insectivorous. Sedentary to locally nomadic. Common and conspicuous species.

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