Red-capped Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius ruficapillus comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-capped Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Charadrius ruficapillus Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 19,8 cm (7.8 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 38,733333333333334 g (1.37 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-capped Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Red-capped Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Red-capped Plover

Borrelho-de-coroa-ruiva (Charadrius ruficapillus), 14–16 cm. Coroa e nuca castanho-ruivas brilhantes, máscara e colar peitoral pretos, partes superiores acastanhadas. Habita praias e planícies de maré na Austrália. Alimenta-se de pequenos invertebrados. Nidifica no solo em praias acima da maré alta.

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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