Spot-breasted Lapwing vs Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus melanocephalus в сравнении с Vanellus senegallus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Spot-breasted Lapwing Wattled Lapwing
Научное название Vanellus melanocephalus Vanellus senegallus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 46,9 cm (18.5 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Масса 213,5 g (7.53 oz) 214,66666666666666 g (7.57 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

Нет

Wattled Lapwing only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Least Concern

Wattled Lapwing

About These Birds

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.

Wattled Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing: 32–35 cm, large sub-Saharan lapwing with yellow facial wattles, red frontal shield, and white forehead. Widespread from West Africa to Ethiopia and south to South Africa in moist grassland, farmland, and wetland margins. Insectivorous. Sedentary to locally nomadic. Common and conspicuous species.

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