Mountain Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius montanus в сравнении с Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Mountain Plover Saint Helena Plover
Научное название Charadrius montanus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 29,1 cm (11.5 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 101,59000000000002 g (3.58 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Mountain Plover only

Нет

Saint Helena Plover only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Mountain Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover: 21–23 cm, plain buffy-brown North American plover lacking a breast-band; unique in being a grassland rather than waterside species. Breeds on dry shortgrass prairie and shrub-steppe of western Great Plains; winters in California agricultural fields and southern Texas. Insectivorous. Declining. NT.

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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