Pied Plover

Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)

76 gWeight

The pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus), also known as the pied lapwing, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Pied Plover has been recorded at 124 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil1,372 records
Pantanal – Porto JofreBrazil615 records
PE Encontro das ÁguasBrazil537 records

More places

Iwokrama River LodgeGuyana395 records
Hato El CedralVenezuela297 records
Los Amigos Biological StationPeru297 records
Aquidauana – Pousada AguapéBrazil283 records
Hato La Aurora – Ecolodge Juan SolitoColombia266 records
Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil209 records
Estación Biológica de Cocha CashuPeru191 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Peru Ecuador Guyana Colombia Venezuela Bolivia Curaçao

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus), also known as the pied lapwing, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is a bird of least concern according to the IUCN and can be found in northern South America. The species name cayanus refers to Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana, where the pied plover can be found.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Pied Plover?

The Pied Plover weighs around 76 g.

Where does the Pied Plover live?

Its breeding range: South America: cis-Andean South America from eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador to central Bolivia, northeastern Paraguay and southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.