Piping Plover vs Southern Lapwing

Charadrius melodus so với Vanellus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Piping Plover Southern Lapwing
Tên Khoa Học Charadrius melodus Vanellus chilensis
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Charadriidae Charadriidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 23,1 cm (9.1 in) 45,2 cm (17.8 in)
Khối Lượng 53,4 g (1.88 oz) 291,5 g (10.28 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Piping Plover only

Không

Southern Lapwing only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

About These Birds

Piping Plover

Piping Plover: 17–18 cm, pale sandy-gray plover with an incomplete breast-band, orange legs, and yellow-orange bill. Breeds on Atlantic beaches, Great Lakes shores, and Great Plains rivers of North America. Critically threatened by beach disturbance; listed as Near Threatened globally. Winters on Gulf and Atlantic coasts. NT.

Southern Lapwing

Southern Lapwing: 32–38 cm, the most familiar South American lapwing with a grey head, pinkish-grey upperparts, metallic green wing spurs, and a distinctive crest. Common resident from Colombia south to Patagonia in open grassland, farmland, and urban parks. Insectivorous. Highly vocal and territorial. Expanding its range northward.

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