Eurasian Golden Plover vs Southern Lapwing

Pluvialis apricaria 비교 대상 Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eurasian Golden Plover Southern Lapwing
학명 Pluvialis apricaria Vanellus chilensis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.2 cm (14.3 in) 45.2 cm (17.8 in)
체중 226.0 g (7.97 oz) 291.5 g (10.28 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Eurasian Golden Plover only

Southern Lapwing only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Eurasian Golden Plover

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Eurasian Golden Plover

Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) is a medium 26–29 cm plover. Non-breeding: golden-speckled brown above, whitish below. Breeding: black underparts with white flanks. Breeds on northern European and Siberian moorland; winters on farmland and estuaries of western Europe and North Africa. Migratory. Wingspan to 72 cm.

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.

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