Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Pied Lapwing

Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): Pied Plover, Cayenne Plover, Little White-winged Plover, Little White-winged Lapwing
Old scientific name(s): Hoplopterus cayanus

Photographs

Rio Napo, Ecuador - Jan 9, 2006 © William Hull  Rio Napo, Ecuador - Jan, 2007 © Kent Nickell  Thaimaçu, Pará, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Thaimaçu, Pará, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

N. and c. South America e. of the Andes;
S. Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia, s. Brazil (Bahia) s. to Mato Grosso and Parana and Paraguay.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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