Kentish plover vs Killdeer
The killdeer is heavier: 96.4 g against 42.3 g for the kentish plover, about 2.3 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a kentish plover and a killdeer?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The killdeer is heavier: 96.4 g against 42.3 g for the kentish plover, about 2.3 times the weight.
- The kentish plover is longer-lived: 15 years against 10.9 years for the killdeer, about 38% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Charadrius, so they are close relatives.
- The kentish plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the killdeer is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Kentish plover | Killdeer | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Charadrius alexandrinus | Charadrius vociferus |
| Family | Charadriidae | Charadriidae |
| Order | Charadriiformes | Charadriiformes |
| Weight | 42.3 g – 47 g | 92.1 g – 101 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 15 years | 10.9 years |
| Main food | arthropods | Not recorded |
| Habitat | coastal | wetland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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