Killdeer
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The killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. Its shrill, two-syllable call is often heard, sounding like "kill deer". It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Li
In flight
The subspecies C. v. ternominatus in Cuba
Copulation
A female on a nest in Pennsylvania
Ungulate
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Ungulates are members of the diverse clade Euungulata, which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves. Once part of the taxon "Ungulata" along with paenungulates and tubulidentates, as well as
Killdeer
…predation during the night. Predators of the killdeer include various birds and mammals. Its multiple responses to predation range from calling to the "ungulate display", which can be fatal for the performing individual. The killdeer was formerly considered a least-concern species by the IUCN due to its large…
Clade Ungulata Two Orders
Plains zebra
Black rhinoceros
Père David's deer