Two-banded Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius falklandicus в сравнении с Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Two-banded Plover Saint Helena Plover
Научное название Charadrius falklandicus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,2 cm (9.9 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 67,0 g (2.36 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Two-banded Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Two-banded Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Two-banded Plover

Two-banded Plover: 17–19 cm, South American plover with two distinct black breast-bands, rufous crown, and white forehead. Breeds on coastal beaches and interior steppe of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Falkland Islands; migrates north to Chile and Brazil in austral winter. Insectivorous. Regional long-distance 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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