Shore Plover vs Andean Lapwing

Thinornis novaeseelandiae 对比 Vanellus resplendens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shore Plover Andean Lapwing
学名 Thinornis novaeseelandiae Vanellus resplendens
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Charadriidae Charadriidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.5 cm (9.3 in) 43.5 cm (17.1 in)
体重 60.0 g (2.12 oz) 211.5 g (7.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shore Plover only

Andean Lapwing only

保护状况

Endangered

Shore Plover

Least Concern

Andean Lapwing

About These Birds

Shore Plover

Shore Plover: 19–21 cm, strikingly patterned New Zealand endemic with a black face-mask, white supercilium, and orange-red bill. Critically Endangered; wild population confined to Rangatira (South East) Island, Chatham Islands, with captive-bred birds released on predator-free islands. Invertebrate feeder on rocky shores and open grassland. CR.

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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