Plovers (Charadriidae)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - HBW 3, p. 427
French: Pluvier kildir
German: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Culirrojo
Taxonomy: Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758, South Carolina.
Three subespecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 - Canada, USA and Mexico; winters S to NW South America.
- ternominatus Bangs & Kennard, 1920 - Greater Antilles.
- peruvianus (Chapman, 1920) - Peru and NW Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the sand and then running with another one Locality Dorado, Puerto Rico (ssp vociferus)
Juan Sanabria 31 July 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 4.8 -
A bird calling in a gravel parking lot, then settling down. Locality Frederick County, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Robert Schaefer 25 April 2012 30 weeks ago 39 sec 4.7 -
bathing Locality Juneau, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Vicky Cheng 1 August 2012 28 weeks ago 2 min 3 sec 4.6 -
A bird foraging in rocks in the water Locality Potomac River, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Robert Schaefer 18 May 2005 6 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
An adult walking in the water and feeding Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp vociferous)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 6 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
one bird on the ground Locality Paraíso Lagoon, Lima Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2012 14 weeks ago 1 min 20 sec 4.5
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A baby
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 21 May 2010 2 years ago 4.8 -
Adult
Locality Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 7 February 2010 33 weeks ago 4.5 -
On rocky area
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 16 May 2008 2 years ago 4.4 -
Killdeer hopping from stone to stone at Baskett Slough outside Dallas, Oregon
Locality Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Polk County, Oregon, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 13 September 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
A juvenile
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 27 October 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
Killdeer
Locality Palo Verde, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 23 November 2011 1 year ago 4.2
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Bird in wetland. Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 25 November 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls by two birds and one of the taking off. Locality Carson Lake Wetlands, Churchill County, Nevada, USA (United States)
(ssp vociferus)
Josep del Hoyo 21 June 2012 41 weeks ago 4 -
An individual calls from rocks by the sea Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba
(ssp ternominatus)
Joe Angseesing 1 April 2007 3 years ago 3
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