Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusHoploxypterus
- SpeciesHoploxypterus cayanus (Pied Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Lapwing in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Pied Lapwing sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 326 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Lapwing in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pied Lapwing in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.