Snowy Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius nivosus so với Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Snowy Plover Andean Lapwing
Tên Khoa Học Charadrius nivosus Vanellus resplendens
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Charadriidae Charadriidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,5 cm (8.1 in) 43,5 cm (17.1 in)
Khối Lượng 45,25 g (1.60 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-6 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Snowy Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Snowy Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover: 15–17 cm, pale sandy-white North American plover with dark partial breast-band patches and dark bill. Breeds on sandy beaches, salt flats, and alkali lake shores in North America, Caribbean, and western South America; partly migratory. Insectivorous. NT. Vulnerable to beach recreation, storm wash-over, and predation.

Andean Lapwing

Andean Lapwing: 29–32 cm, large lapwing of the high Andes with grey head, white supercilium, metallic green upperparts, and red-and-yellow bill. Resident on puna grassland, bogs, and lake margins from Colombia to northern Argentina at 3,000–4,800 m. Insectivorous. Sedentary high-altitude specialist. Often encountered near Andean wetlands.

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