Long-toed Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Long-toed Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Vanellus crassirostris Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 41,9 cm (16.5 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 181,75 g (6.41 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Long-toed Lapwing only

Нет

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Long-toed Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Long-toed Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing: 28–31 cm, striking white-and-black lapwing with an elongated hindtoe and red legs. Inhabits floating vegetation and margins of papyrus swamps and flooded grasslands across central and eastern Africa from South Sudan to Zambia. Walks on lily pads when foraging. Insectivorous. Largely sedentary.

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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