White-faced Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius dealbatus comparé à Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-faced Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nom scientifique Charadrius dealbatus Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Charadriidae Charadriidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 21,5 cm (8.5 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Poids 42,3 g (1.49 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-faced Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

White-faced Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

White-faced Plover

White-faced Plover: 15–17 cm, recently split from Kentish Plover; paler with an extensively white face, bill, and underparts. Coastal resident on sandy beaches and estuaries of South China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and surrounding southeast Asian coasts. Insectivorous. Threatened by beach development and disturbance. NT.

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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