Saint Helena Plover vs Shore Plover

Charadrius sanctaehelenae в сравнении с Thinornis novaeseelandiae

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Характеристика Saint Helena Plover Shore Plover
Научное название Charadrius sanctaehelenae Thinornis novaeseelandiae
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 23,5 cm (9.3 in)
Масса 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 60,0 g (2.12 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Saint Helena Plover only

Нет

Shore Plover only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Endangered

Shore Plover

About These Birds

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.

Shore Plover

Shore Plover: 19–21 cm, strikingly patterned New Zealand endemic with a black face-mask, white supercilium, and orange-red bill. Critically Endangered; wild population confined to Rangatira (South East) Island, Chatham Islands, with captive-bred birds released on predator-free islands. Invertebrate feeder on rocky shores and open grassland. CR.

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