Piping Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Charadrius melodus 对比 Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Piping Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
学名 Charadrius melodus Vanellus melanocephalus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.1 cm (9.1 in) 46.9 cm (18.5 in)
体重 53.4 g (1.88 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Piping Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Piping Plover

笛鸻 (Charadrius melodus),体长约18厘米。上体浅沙色,下体白色,繁殖期具橙色嘴和橙黄色腿,胸部有不完整黑色颈圈。特有于北美洲东部,为濒危物种。在沙质海滩和河床繁殖。以小型无脊椎动物为食。

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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