Pied Plover
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Pied Plover
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus Brisson, 1760 |
| Species: | V. cayanus |
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| Vanellus cayanus (Latham, 1790) |
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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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