Red-wattled Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus indicus comparado com Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-wattled Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Nome científico Vanellus indicus Vanellus melanocephalus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 170,0 g (6.00 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-wattled Lapwing only

Nenhum

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Red-wattled Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Red-wattled Lapwing

Red-wattled Lapwing: 32–35 cm, familiar South and Southeast Asian lapwing with red facial wattles, white cheeks, black cap, and yellow legs. Common resident throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia in open country, farmland, and urban parks. Loud penetrating alarm call. Insectivorous. Highly sedentary; aggressive nest defender.

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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