African Three-banded Plover vs Brown-chested Lapwing

Charadrius tricollaris comparado con Vanellus superciliosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Three-banded Plover Brown-chested Lapwing
Nombre científico Charadrius tricollaris Vanellus superciliosus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Peso 35,0 g (1.23 oz) 150,0 g (5.29 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Three-banded Plover only

Brown-chested Lapwing only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Three-banded Plover

Least Concern

Brown-chested Lapwing

About These Birds

African Three-banded Plover

Chorlitejo de tres bandas (Charadrius tricollaris), 17–18 cm. Dos collares pectorales (negro estrecho arriba, ancho abajo); frente blanca; dorso pardo; anillo ocular amarillo. Habita en orillas de ríos y lagos del África subsahariana. Nidifica en gravas. Se alimenta de insectos e invertebrados acuáticos.

Brown-chested Lapwing

Brown-chested Lapwing: 22–25 cm, small West African lapwing with a brown breast-band, white supercilium, and red facial wattles. Migrant within sub-Saharan Africa, breeding in savanna and grassland from Nigeria to Uganda; moves south in dry season. Insectivorous. Locally nomadic, tracking seasonal rainfall patterns across the region.

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