Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Summary 2
The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a medium-sized plover.
Details 3
Description: brown black plumage, white belly, two black chest bands, and a white collar. Long orange tail. 9 to 11 in head to tail.
Found in park: Cades Cove and around park headquarters
Habitat: fields, lawns, pastures, river banks with shallow water
Status: more common during migrating months
Sources and Credits
- (c) Stewart Ho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/71429581@N00/287782863
- Adapted by elmaddi from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charadrius_vociferus
- (c) elmaddi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
