Plovers (Charadriidae)
Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus) - HBW 3, p. 419
French: Vanneau de Cayenne
German: Cayennekiebitz
Spanish: Avefría de Cayena
Other common names: (Three-toed) Cayenne/Pied/Little White-winged Plover/Lapwing
Taxonomy: Charadrius cayanus Latham, 1790, Cayenne.
Sometimes placed in monospecific Hoploxypterus. Shows several similarities with Charadrius, including plumage details and some physiological features. Monotypic.
Distribution: South America E of Andes, from E Colombia to mouth of R Amazon, then S to Paraguay, SE Brazil and extreme NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging in an area of river rapids Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 4 years ago 44 sec 4.9 -
Two birds on the ground, one of them walking and foraging Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 4 years ago 38 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a rock, bobbing the head and preening Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 4 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging at the river's edge Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A pair at the river's edge and taking flight, seen in slow motion Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 4 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A close view of a bird on a felled tree, defecating and flying away. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 35 weeks ago 24 sec 4
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A bird walk along the river.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 12 November 2011 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird with broken leg
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 August 2010 27 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on the sandy bank
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 August 2010 27 weeks ago 4 -
A bird that just caught a small prey
Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 19 January 2010 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
River Acaraú
Locality Sobral, Ceará State, Brazil
Renato Solari 27 July 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
Lateral view of bird walking on sand
Locality Baganara Island, Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Guyana (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 13 June 2011 49 weeks ago 3.7
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calls from a bird running away from me on a river island Locality Pakaas Palafitas Lodge, Guajará-Mirim, Rondônia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Bradley Davis 6 August 2006 2 years ago 4
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