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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Oriental Plover	Grey-headed Lapwing
Nom scientifique	Charadrius veredus	Vanellus cinereus
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	31,7 cm (12.5 in)	48,0 cm (18.9 in)
Poids	87,35 g (3.08 oz)	259,5 g (9.15 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	--	4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Oriental Plover only

Aucun(e)

Grey-headed Lapwing only

Aucun(e)

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Oriental Plover

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

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About These Birds

Oriental Plover

Oriental Plover: 22–25 cm, tall long-legged plover with a broad chestnut breast in breeding male, white supercilium, and erect posture. Breeds in Mongolia and northern China; migrates to Australia via Southeast Asia, wintering on open dry grassland and stubble fields. Long-distance migrant. Insectivorous. Large flocks at staging areas.

Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.

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