Yellow-wattled Lapwing vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus в сравнении с Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Yellow-wattled Lapwing Spot-breasted Lapwing
Научное название Vanellus malabaricus Vanellus melanocephalus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,5 cm (15.2 in) 46,9 cm (18.5 in)
Масса 155,5 g (5.49 oz) 213,5 g (7.53 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Yellow-wattled Lapwing only

Нет

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Yellow-wattled Lapwing: 26–28 cm, sandy-brown Indian lapwing with a black cap, large yellow facial wattles, and yellow legs. Endemic to the Indian subcontinent, resident in dry open scrub, fallow fields, and stony ground. Feeds on insects and small invertebrates. Sedentary. Characteristic dry-country species.

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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