Piping Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius melodus से तुलना Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Piping Plover Saint Helena Plover
वैज्ञानिक नाम Charadrius melodus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Charadriidae Charadriidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 23.1 cm (9.1 in) 22.3 cm (8.8 in)
वजन 53.4 g (1.88 oz) 48.65 g (1.72 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Piping Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Piping Plover

Piping Plover: 17–18 cm, pale sandy-gray plover with an incomplete breast-band, orange legs, and yellow-orange bill. Breeds on Atlantic beaches, Great Lakes shores, and Great Plains rivers of North America. Critically threatened by beach disturbance; listed as Near Threatened globally. Winters on Gulf and Atlantic coasts. NT.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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