Diademed Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Phegornis mitchellii comparado com Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Diademed Plover Andean Lapwing
Nome científico Phegornis mitchellii Vanellus resplendens
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Peso 34,25 g (1.21 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Diademed Plover only

Nenhum

Andean Lapwing only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Diademed Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Diademed Plover

Diademed Plover (Phegornis mitchellii) is a small 16–17 cm, distinctive plover of high Andean bogs. White face and underparts; chestnut band across forehead; heavily streaked upperparts. Inhabits wet bofedal peatbogs and marshy areas above 4,000 m in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Andean Lapwing

Andean Lapwing: 29–32 cm, large lapwing of the high Andes with grey head, white supercilium, metallic green upperparts, and red-and-yellow bill. Resident on puna grassland, bogs, and lake margins from Colombia to northern Argentina at 3,000–4,800 m. Insectivorous. Sedentary high-altitude specialist. Often encountered near Andean wetlands.

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