Kittlitz's Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius pecuarius comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Kittlitz's Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Charadrius pecuarius Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,4 cm (8.0 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 36,916666666666664 g (1.30 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-3 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Kittlitz's Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Kittlitz's Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Kittlitz's Plover

Borrelho-de-Kittlitz (Charadrius pecuarius), 14–16 cm. Fronte branca, faixa ocular escura, partes superiores castanho-arenosas, partes inferiores com flancos e peito com tonalidade pêssego. Amplamente distribuído em pastagens e margens de lagos na África subsaariana. Alimenta-se de insetos e invertebrados.

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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