Double-banded Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius bicinctus в сравнении с Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Double-banded Plover Saint Helena Plover
Научное название Charadrius bicinctus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 68,0 g (2.40 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Double-banded Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Double-banded Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Double-banded Plover

Double-banded Plover: 17–19 cm, New Zealand plover with two dark breast-bands, the upper black and lower chestnut in breeding plumage. Breeds on shingly riverbeds and alpine herbfields of both main islands of New Zealand; migrates to southeastern Australia and Pacific islands in winter. Insectivorous. Regional migrant.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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