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PIED PLOVER Hoploxypterus cayanus
This handsome little plover is found only on the river systems of the northern Orient where it is a distinctive inhabitant of sandbanks. This species has a long history of taxonomic uncertainty and is frequently considered to be a close relative of the lapwings, though most modern works now place it in its own genus Hoploxypterus, which roughly translated means "weapon wings", a reference to the sharp spurs on the carpal joints.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1930PH) Adult, Rio Apa, Departamento Concepción (Frank Fragano August 2003).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1931PH) Adult, Departamento Concepción (Marianella Velilla December 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2758VI) Adult, Rio Aquidaban, Departamento Concepción (Paul Smith August 2011).
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