Diademed Plover vs Spot-breasted Lapwing

Phegornis mitchellii 对比 Vanellus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Diademed Plover Spot-breasted Lapwing
学名 Phegornis mitchellii Vanellus melanocephalus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 21.8 cm (8.6 in) 46.9 cm (18.5 in)
体重 34.25 g (1.21 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Diademed Plover only

Spot-breasted Lapwing only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Diademed Plover

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Lapwing

About These Birds

Diademed Plover

Diademed Plover (Phegornis mitchellii) is a small 16–17 cm, distinctive plover of high Andean bogs. White face and underparts; chestnut band across forehead; heavily streaked upperparts. Inhabits wet bofedal peatbogs and marshy areas above 4,000 m in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

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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