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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An adult walking in the water and feeding Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp vociferous)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 4 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
An adult displaying Locality Potomac River, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Robert Schaefer 18 May 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A killdeer pair busily displaying their famous "broken wing" behavior. Locality Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
ironflange 20 June 2011 33 weeks ago 1 min 21 sec 4.4 -
A bird on the sand and then running with another one Locality Dorado, Puerto Rico (ssp vociferus)
Juan Sanabria 31 July 2007 3 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird foraging in rocks in the water Locality Potomac River, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Robert Schaefer 18 May 2005 4 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
Broken-wing display.Despliegue de ala rota. Locality Utuado, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 12 May 2007 2 years ago 11 sec 4
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A baby
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 21 May 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
On rocky area
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 16 May 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
Killdeer
Locality Palo Verde, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 23 November 2011 8 weeks ago 4.2 -
A juvenile stopping to reflect
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 27 October 2011 15 weeks ago 4 -
Killdeer
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 10 February 2011 17 weeks ago 4 -
Profile view of adult
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Justin Watts 1 year ago 4
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An individual calls from rocks by the sea Locality Jibacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba
(ssp ternominatus)
Joe Angseesing 1 April 2007 2 years ago 3
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