Saint Helena Plover vs Sociable Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae в сравнении с Vanellus gregarius

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Характеристика Saint Helena Plover Sociable Lapwing
Научное название Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus gregarius
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 40,0 cm (15.7 in)
Масса 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 208,66666666666666 g (7.36 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 2-5
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Saint Helena Plover only

Нет

Sociable Lapwing only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Critically Endangered

Sociable Lapwing

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.

Sociable Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing: 27–30 cm, pale sandy lapwing with a black-and-white head pattern, chestnut belly, and black cap. Breeds on steppe of Kazakhstan and southern Russia; winters in Sudan, Eritrea, and NW India. Critically Endangered due to habitat loss on breeding grounds and hunting on migration. Long-distance migrant. CR.

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