Plovers
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Three subspecies are described.
- Family
- Plovers
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Weight
- 96 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 38
