White-fronted Plover vs Saint Helena Plover

Charadrius marginatus so với Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-fronted Plover Saint Helena Plover
Tên Khoa Học Charadrius marginatus Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Charadriidae Charadriidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Khối Lượng 43,55 g (1.54 oz) 48,65 g (1.72 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

White-fronted Plover only

Saint Helena Plover only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

White-fronted Plover

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

About These Birds

White-fronted Plover

White-fronted Plover: 16–18 cm, slim African coastal plover with a white forehead, pale sandy-brown upperparts, and a narrow breast-side patch. Common resident on sandy ocean beaches, estuaries, and rivermouths of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Insectivorous. Sedentary. Nests in scrape above high-tide line.

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

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