Red-capped Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius ruficapillus comparado con Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-capped Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nombre científico Charadrius ruficapillus Vanellus melanocephalus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 19,8 cm (7.8 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 38,733333333333334 g (1.37 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-capped Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Red-capped Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Red-capped Plover

Chorlitejo de cabeza roja (Charadrius ruficapillus), 14–16 cm. Corona y nuca de color rufo-castaño brillante; frente negra; dorso pardo; collar pectoral negro. Habita en playas y marismas de Australia y Tasmania. Se alimenta de pequeños invertebrados en la orilla. Nidifica en la arena.

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.

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