African Three-banded Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius tricollaris comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Three-banded Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Charadrius tricollaris Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 35,0 g (1.23 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Three-banded Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Three-banded Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

African Three-banded Plover

Borrelho-de-três-bandas (Charadrius tricollaris), 17–18 cm. Dois colares peitorais escuros em forma de gravata-borboleta dupla, fronte branca, máscara escura. Habita margens de rios, lagos e áreas alagadas na África subsaariana. Alimenta-se de pequenos invertebrados aquáticos.

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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