Long-toed Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Long-toed Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Vanellus crassirostris Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,9 cm (16.5 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 181,75 g (6.41 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Long-toed Lapwing only

Nenhum

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Long-toed Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Long-toed Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing: 28–31 cm, striking white-and-black lapwing with an elongated hindtoe and red legs. Inhabits floating vegetation and margins of papyrus swamps and flooded grasslands across central and eastern Africa from South Sudan to Zambia. Walks on lily pads when foraging. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary.

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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