Grey-headed Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Grey-headed Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Vanellus cinereus Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,0 cm (18.9 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 259,5 g (9.15 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Grey-headed Lapwing only

Нет

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.

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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