Piping Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Charadrius melodus 对比 Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Piping Plover Andean Lapwing
学名 Charadrius melodus Vanellus resplendens
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.1 cm (9.1 in) 43.5 cm (17.1 in)
体重 53.4 g (1.88 oz) 211.5 g (7.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Piping Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Least Concern

Andean 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。

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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