Pied plover
Pied plover | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Vanellus Brisson, 1760 |
Species: | V. cayanus |
Binomial name | |
Vanellus cayanus (Latham, 1790) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The pied plover (Vanellus cayanus), also known as the pied lapwing, is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is a strongly marked bird with a prominent black V on its mantle.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The pied plover is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[1] Its natural habitats are forest rivers, savannah ponds and the sea coast.[3]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Vanellus cayanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ "Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)". Avibase.
- 1 2 Perlo, Ber van (2009). A field guide to the birds of Brazil. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195301544.
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