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 killdeer pair busily displaying their famous "broken wing" behavior. Locality Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
ironflange 20 June 2011 1 year ago 1 min 21 sec 4.5 -
An adult displaying Locality Potomac River, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Robert Schaefer 18 May 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
along the shore Locality Paraíso Lagoon, Lima Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2012 11 weeks ago 43 sec 4.4 -
Bird injured or feigning leg injury Locality La Belén Reserve, Camagüey Province, Cuba (ssp ternominatus)
Desmond Allen 5 March 2013 6 weeks ago 43 sec 4.3 -
Resting and waiting. Locality La Palma, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 16 February 2013 11 weeks ago 22 sec 4.3 -
Bird foraging in wetland. Locality Bubali Bird Sanctuary, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 25 November 2012 25 weeks ago 55 sec 4.3
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Killdeer
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 10 February 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Profile view of adult
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Justin Watts 2 years ago 4 -
In a field
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 11 May 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Individual walking in the water.
Locality West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 23 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
Individual standing in shallow water.
Locality West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 23 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
A Juvenile takes a break from foraging
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 16 October 2011 1 year ago 3.9
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Bird in wetland. Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 25 November 2012 25 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 37 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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