Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)

Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Charadriidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil

pied_lapwing
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

pied_lapwing
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

Identification & Behavior: ~22 cm (8.6 in). The Pied Lapwing is gray above and white below with a strongly patterned black and white breast and head. The legs are red. Unmistakable color pattern, but see Collared Plover.

Status: The Pied Lapwing is fairly common on sandy beaches along Amazonian Rivers where it is known to range up to 1000 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Avefría Pinta.

Sub-species: Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus), Latham 1790.

Meaning of Name: Vanellus: L. diminutive of Vannus= Abib (popular name of a passerine bird from Portugal). cayanus: in reference to Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana.

See more of the Family Charadriidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.