Eurasian Golden Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Pluvialis apricaria 비교 대상 Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eurasian Golden Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
학명 Pluvialis apricaria Vanellus melanocephalus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.2 cm (14.3 in) 46.9 cm (18.5 in)
체중 226.0 g (7.97 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Eurasian Golden Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Eurasian Golden Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted 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.

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing: 28–30 cm, Ethiopian highland endemic lapwing with a black head and breast spotted white, and red legs. Restricted to high-altitude moorland and montane grassland above 1,800 m in Ethiopia. Insectivorous. Sedentary; rare and little-studied. Declining due to overgrazing and agricultural encroachment.

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