White-crowned Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps comparado con Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-crowned Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nombre científico Vanellus albiceps Vanellus melanocephalus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 43,7 cm (17.2 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 187,5 g (6.61 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-crowned Lapwing only

Ninguno

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-crowned Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

White-crowned Lapwing

White-crowned Lapwing: 28–30 cm, large African lapwing with a white crown, long yellow facial wattles, and yellow-tipped wing spurs. Resident along large sandy rivers in central and eastern Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique. Feeds on invertebrates on exposed sandbars. Strongly associated with riverine habitat. Sedentary.

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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