Killdeer
Videos
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
Plover
Videos
Plovers are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the subfamily, though only about half of them include i
Killdeer
…The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 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…
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