Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus - Gravelot kildir Pluvier kildir

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Charadrius
Species
:
vociferus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 26 cm
Wingspan
: 59 à 63 cm.
Weight
: 75 à 128 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Charadrius vociferus vociferus (Canada, USA, Mexico)
Charadrius vociferus ternominatus (Bahamas, Greater Antilles)
Charadrius vociferus peruvianus (Peru, nw Chile)

Foreign names

Gravelot kildir,
Chorlitejo culirrojo,
borrelho-de-coleira-dupla,
Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer,
ékfarkú lile,
Killdeerplevier,
Corriere vocifero,
skrikstrandpipare,
Tobeltelo,
kulík krikľavý,
kulík rezavoocasý,
Kildire,
amerikantylli,
corriol cua-roig,
Skræklóa,
sieweczka krzykliwa,
skaļais tārtiņš,
kildir,
Крикливый зуёк,
フタオビチドリ,
双领鸻,
雙領鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland