Little Ringed Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius dubius в сравнении с Charadrius sanctaehelenae

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Характеристика Little Ringed Plover Saint Helena Plover
Научное название Charadrius dubius Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 39,5 g (1.39 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Little Ringed Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover: 14–17 cm, slender Old World plover with a single black breast-band, yellow eye-ring, and pink legs. Breeds on gravel riverbeds and sandy lake margins across Eurasia to New Guinea; winters in Africa and South Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant. Distinguished from Ringed Plover by yellow eye-ring and lack of wingbar.

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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