Sociable Lapwing vs Andean Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius comparado con Vanellus resplendens

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Atributo Sociable Lapwing Andean Lapwing
Nombre científico Vanellus gregarius Vanellus resplendens
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 40,0 cm (15.7 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Peso 208,66666666666666 g (7.36 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sociable Lapwing only

Andean Lapwing only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

Sociable Lapwing

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Sociable Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing: 27–30 cm, pale sandy lapwing with a black-and-white head pattern, chestnut belly, and black cap. Breeds on steppe of Kazakhstan and southern Russia; winters in Sudan, Eritrea, and NW India. Critically Endangered due to habitat loss on breeding grounds and hunting on migration. Long-distance migrant. CR.

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.

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