Pacific Golden Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Pluvialis fulva в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Pacific Golden Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Pluvialis fulva Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 141,83333333333334 g (5.00 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pacific Golden Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a medium 23–26 cm plover of remarkable migratory feats. Golden-speckled brown above; breeding plumage has black underparts and white flank stripe. Breeds on Siberian and Alaskan tundra; makes non-stop transoceanic flights to winter in Hawaii, New Zealand, and South-East Asia.

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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