Andean Lapwing vs Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus resplendens comparado com Vanellus senegallus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andean Lapwing Wattled Lapwing
Nome científico Vanellus resplendens Vanellus senegallus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Charadriidae Charadriidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 43,5 cm (17.1 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Peso 211,5 g (7.46 oz) 214,66666666666666 g (7.57 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Andean Lapwing only

Nenhum

Wattled Lapwing only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

Least Concern

Wattled Lapwing

About These Birds

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.

Wattled Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing: 32–35 cm, large sub-Saharan lapwing with yellow facial wattles, red frontal shield, and white forehead. Widespread from West Africa to Ethiopia and south to South Africa in moist grassland, farmland, and wetland margins. Insectivorous. Sedentary to locally nomadic. Common and conspicuous species.

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