From the banks of the Rupununi River, Guyana. Frequent in Guyana. I like watching this smartly dressed bird amble along the beach in its characteristic short bursts. In spite of having such strong patterns of color they are surprisingly cryptic due to the disruptive effect of their contrasting patterns. Sometimes they respond to danger by standing perfectly still, relying on their camouflage. Notes from Birds of N. South America (Restall) "Usually placed with lapwings in Vanellus (eg HMP, Wiersma, Dickinson 2003), but similar to Charadrius plovers in many ways, and often placed in own genus, Hoploxypterus, eg by H&M and Hitly. We follow AOU(1998). Sometimes called Pied Plover." f/5.6, iso 1000, 1/3200.