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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Southern Lapwing	Long-toed Lapwing
学名	Vanellus chilensis	Vanellus crassirostris
目	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
科	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	41.9 cm (16.5 in)
体重	291.5 g (10.28 oz)	181.75 g (6.41 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	3-4	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Southern Lapwing only

None

Long-toed Lapwing only

None

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保全状況

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Least Concern

Long-toed Lapwing

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About These Birds

Southern Lapwing

Southern Lapwing: 32–38 cm, the most familiar South American lapwing with a grey head, pinkish-grey upperparts, metallic green wing spurs, and a distinctive crest. Common resident from Colombia south to Patagonia in open grassland, farmland, and urban parks. Insectivorous. Highly vocal and territorial. Expanding its range northward.

Long-toed Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing: 28–31 cm, striking white-and-black lapwing with an elongated hindtoe and red legs. Inhabits floating vegetation and margins of papyrus swamps and flooded grasslands across central and eastern Africa from South Sudan to Zambia. Walks on lily pads when foraging. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary.

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