Rufous-chested Dotterel vs White-crowned Lapwing

Rufous-chested Dotterel

Zonibyx modestus

Small83 g

The rufous-chested dotterel is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 71 to 94 g (2.5 to 3.3 oz). Adult males in breeding plumage have a gray face with a bright white supercilium, a gray throat, and a brown crown. Their breast is bright rufous with a black band below it; the rest of the underparts are white and the upperparts brown. Adult females are similar but duller. Non-breeding adults replace the rufous and gray with pale brown; their upperparts feathers have bright fringes and their supercilium is creamy. Voice: The rufous-chested dotterel's breeding season flight display includes "a long series of short staccato notes often followed by a burry drawn-out croak, 'pic..pic..pic..pic..pic..grrrrrrahr'." Its flight call is "a wheezy whistle 'wheeerr'".

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Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Medium192 gWetland

This lapwing is unmistakable. Its wings and tail are strikingly patterned in black and white, the back is brown and the underparts white. The head is particularly striking, being mainly grey, but with a white crown and foreneck. The eyering, facial wattles and legs are yellow. Females, males and young birds are similar in plumage.

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Photo: Chris Eason from London · CC BY 2.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Rufous-chested Dotterel and White-crowned Lapwing.