Grey-headed Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Grey-headed Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Vanellus cinereus Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 48,0 cm (18.9 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 259,5 g (9.15 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Grey-headed Lapwing only

Nenhum

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.

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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