Little Ringed Plover vs American Golden Plover

Charadrius dubius в сравнении с Pluvialis dominica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Little Ringed Plover American Golden Plover
Научное название Charadrius dubius Pluvialis dominica
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Масса 39,5 g (1.39 oz) 154,33333333333334 g (5.44 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Little Ringed Plover only

Нет

American Golden Plover only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

Least Concern

American Golden 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.

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium 24–28 cm plover and epic migrant. Golden-spotted brown above; bold black underparts and white flank stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates to South American pampas, traveling up to 25,000 km annually via transoceanic routes.

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