Little Ringed Plover vs American Golden Plover

Charadrius dubius comparé à Pluvialis dominica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Little Ringed Plover American Golden Plover
Nom scientifique Charadrius dubius Pluvialis dominica
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Charadriidae Charadriidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Poids 39,5 g (1.39 oz) 154,33333333333334 g (5.44 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Little Ringed Plover only

Aucun(e)

American Golden Plover only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

Least Concern

American Golden Plover

About These Birds

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover: 14–17 cm, slender Old World plover with a single black breast-band, yellow eye-ring, and pink legs. Breeds on gravel riverbeds and sandy lake margins across Eurasia to New Guinea; winters in Africa and South Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant. Distinguished from Ringed Plover by yellow eye-ring and lack of wingbar.

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium 24–28 cm plover and epic migrant. Golden-spotted brown above; bold black underparts and white flank stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates to South American pampas, traveling up to 25,000 km annually via transoceanic routes.

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