Pied Plover

Pied Plover
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Charadriidae
Genus:	Vanellus
Species:	V. cayanus
Binomial name
Vanellus cayanus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms
Charadrius cayanus Latham, 1790 Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)

The Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus), also known as the Pied Lapwing, is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Vanellus cayanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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