White-fronted Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius marginatus в сравнении с Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-fronted Plover Saint Helena Plover
Научное название Charadrius marginatus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 43,55 g (1.54 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

White-fronted Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

White-fronted Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

White-fronted Plover

White-fronted Plover: 16–18 cm, slim African coastal plover with a white forehead, pale sandy-brown upperparts, and a narrow breast-side patch. Common resident on sandy ocean beaches, estuaries, and rivermouths of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Insectivorous. Sedentary. Nests in scrape above high-tide line.

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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