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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Tawny-throated Dotterel	Grey-headed Lapwing
Nom scientifique	Oreopholus ruficollis	Vanellus cinereus
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	32,5 cm (12.8 in)	48,0 cm (18.9 in)
Poids	139,8 g (4.93 oz)	259,5 g (9.15 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2-4	4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Tawny-throated Dotterel only

🏖️ Coastal

Grey-headed Lapwing only

Aucun(e)

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Tawny-throated Dotterel

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

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About These Birds

Tawny-throated Dotterel

Tawny-throated Dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is a slender 27–30 cm plover of Andean and Patagonian grasslands. Pale sandy-brown above; tawny-orange throat; white eyebrow; long-legged and upright. Inhabits short-grass puna, Patagonian steppe, and coastal dunes from Peru south to Tierra del Fuego.

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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