Double-banded Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius bicinctus в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Double-banded Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Charadrius bicinctus Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 68,0 g (2.40 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Double-banded Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Double-banded Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

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.

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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