Inland Dotterel vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Peltohyas australis в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Inland Dotterel Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Peltohyas australis Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,3 cm (10.7 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 91,33333333333333 g (3.22 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Inland Dotterel only

Нет

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Inland Dotterel

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Inland Dotterel

Inland Dotterel: 19–23 cm, cryptically patterned brown Australian plover with a bold black Y-shaped breast-band and white supercilium. Resident in arid and semi-arid stone plains, gibber desert, and dry lake beds of interior Australia. Crepuscular and nocturnal insectivore. Nomadic. Walks erect with characteristic rapid run. Rarely near water.

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing: 28–30 cm, Ethiopian highland endemic lapwing with a black head and breast spotted white, and red legs. Restricted to high-altitude moorland and montane grassland above 1,800 m in Ethiopia. Insectivorous. Sedentary; rare and little-studied. Declining due to overgrazing and agricultural encroachment.

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