Eurasian Dotterel vs Southern Lapwing

Eudromias morinellus comparado con Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Eurasian Dotterel Southern Lapwing
Nombre científico Eudromias morinellus Vanellus chilensis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 29,5 cm (11.6 in) 45,2 cm (17.8 in)
Peso 110,75 g (3.91 oz) 291,5 g (10.28 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Eurasian Dotterel only

Ninguno

Southern Lapwing only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Eurasian Dotterel

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) is a medium 20–24 cm tundra plover. Breeding female strikingly colorful: chestnut belly, white breast band, and white supercilium. Males duller; females are the more brightly-colored sex in this reversed-role species. Breeds on high Arctic and mountain tundra; winters in Middle East and North Africa.

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.

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