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Pied plover

Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 70 g to 82 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus)
Photo: Alastair Rae · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pied plover

Weight
70 g – 82 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pied plover live?

Not recorded

What is the pied plover?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Pied plover” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pied_plover&oldid=1378104761), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the pied plover endangered?

The pied plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the pied plover classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyCharadriidae
  6. genusHoploxypterus
  7. SpeciesHoploxypterus cayanus (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Charadrius cayanus, Hoplopterus cayanus, Tringa cayanensis, Vanellus cayanus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Pied lapwingEnglish
  • Pied lapwingEnglish
  • أبو طيط مبرقشArabic
  • الزقزاق بييدEgyptian Arabic
  • fredeluga petitaCatalan
  • čejka kulíkovitáCzech
  • Cornchwiglen tywodWelsh
  • Broget BrokfuglDanish
  • CayennekiebitzGerman
  • nigramaska pluvioEsperanto
  • Avefría de CayenaSpanish
  • Avefría PintaSpanish
  • Chorlo de espolónSpanish
  • maskkiivitajaEstonian
  • سلیم ابلقPersian
  • tyllihyyppäFinnish
  • Pluvier de CayenneFrench
  • Gravelot de CayenneFrench
  • Vanneau de CayenneFrench
  • crnolici vivakCroatian
  • tarka bíbicHungarian
  • Pavoncella bianconeraItalian
  • Pavoncella della CayennaItalian
  • マダラゲリJapanese
  • kajeninė pempėLithuanian
  • CayennekievitDutch
  • lovipeNorwegian
  • amazoniakPolish
  • czajka obrożnaPolish
  • mexeriqueiraPortuguese
  • Batuíra-de-esporãoPortuguese
  • borrelho-alvinegroPortuguese
  • Maçarico-de-esporãoPortuguese
  • Кайеннская ржанкаRussian
  • Диадемовая пигалицаRussian
  • kulich diadémovýSlovak
  • Vivak žalarSerbian
  • brokvipaSwedish
  • brokpipareSwedish
  • Cayena KızkuşuTurkish
  • чайка каєнськаUkrainian
  • 杂色麦鸡Chinese
  • 雜色麥雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pied plover

Other species in the same family Charadriidae.

VU, Vulnerable
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Grey plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Charadriidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pied plover?

An adult pied plover weighs 70 g – 82 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pied plover endangered?

The pied plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the pied plover?

The pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-plover

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BibTeX
@misc{pied_plover_2026,
  title = {Pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-plover},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}